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New Hampshire’s Citizens Value and Use Water in Many Ways
A Preliminary Report of the New Hampshire
Water and Watershed Survey—statewide perspectives with an
oversample in the Piscataqua Region Watershed
2014
Shannon Rogers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Plymouth State University
Jill Farrell, M.S.
Community Impact Program Manager, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership
Jonathon Loos, Masters Candidate, Plymouth State University
Chelsea Berg, Masters Candidate, Plymouth State University
A Preliminary Report of the New Hampshire Water and Watershed Survey
Table of Contents
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Cultural Water Resource Services used and enjoyed by
New Hampshire’s Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Conclusions, Recommendations
and Next Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
New Hampshire’s Coastal Watershed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Survey Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Survey Administration Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Response Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Descriptive Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cultural Water Resource Benefits used and enjoyed by
New Hampshire’s Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Piscataqua Region Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Piscataqua Region Concern for Pollution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
More Detailed Analysis of the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Water Quality and Economic Stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Stakeholder Values and Concern for Water Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Comparing the Statewide Responses with those from the
Piscataqua Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Septic Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Stormwater Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Overall Public Interest Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Additional Water-Related Concerns Expressed by
New Hampshire Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Conclusions, Recommendations and Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Weighting of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sampling Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Appendix A — PREP/PSU Survey Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Appendix B — Result Tables from Statewide sample. . . . . . . . . . . 16
Appendix C — Result Tables from Piscataqua Region sample . . . . . 17
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Executive Summary
Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) with
assistance from the UNH Survey Center was responsible for
the development and deployment of the survey, essentially
a partnership between research and outreach interests. The
data are being used for many purposes including context
and background information on Watershed Ecosystem
Services for the National Science Foundation supported
statewide project “Ecosystems & Society.” Additionally, it is
being used as a much needed baseline understanding from
which social indicators will be developed to be monitored
alongside PREP’s environmental indicators going forward.
The following report will describe the survey and detail
summary findings from the report as well as some of the
interesting analyses. Extensive appendices include the
survey instrument and data tables that we hope will be of
use to other researchers and policy makers. The raw data are
also available for further review and we hope that this will
spur further analysis and discussion.
How New Hampshire residents use and value water
resources is a question that many researchers, managers,
and citizens are interested in understanding more
completely. Additionally, identifying residents’ behaviors
and habits in relation to non-point source pollution sources
(lawn fertilizer, stormwater management) and overall
water quality and quantity are important. Understanding
residents’ behavior guides a more cost-effective targeting of
outreach and education efforts and helps evaluate whether
efforts to improve these behaviors are making a difference.
The NH & Piscataqua Region Water and Watersheds Survey
was a telephone survey of randomly selected adults in the
state of New Hampshire with an oversample of towns in
New Hampshire and Maine that fall within the Great Bay
Watershed and sought to answer some of those questions. It
was conducted in September 2013 but the planning for this
survey has been underway for some time. The partnership
between the Center for the Environment at PSU and the
New Hampshire Statewide1 Results
• Forty two percent of respondents (42%) are connected to city water and sewer and 57% have their own septic
systems and water.
• Seventy six (76%) take care of their own lawn while 22% hire a lawn care service and 2% do not have a lawn
• Thirty three percent (33%) spread a chemical weed killer or fertilizer
• A majority of residents (58%) indicate that they know actions on their property can have an impact on overall
water in the community.
• Seventy percent (70%) agree that they would be willing to pay higher water and sewer fees to improve the
cleanliness of the lakes, rivers, streams, and bays in their community.
• Eighty three percent (83%) agree that they would be willing to take action to reduce storm water pollution,
especially if it would help keep water and sewer bills down.
• Eighty percent (80%) understand the connection between clean water resources and economic stability of
their community.
A majority of New Hampshire Residents are concerned with several water resource issues,
including flooding, providing safe drinking water, and levels of pollution in our water bodies.
• Seventy two percent (72%) are concerned with the cost of providing safe drinking water.
• Sixty one percent (61%) are concerned with the cost of their sewer bills or maintaining septic systems.
• Eighty seven percent (87%) are concerned with the cleanliness of drinking water.
• Ninety percent (90%) are concerned with the level of pollution in local streams, rivers, lakes, and bays.
• Ninety two percent (92%) are concerned with the cleanliness of water for fish and wildlife.
• Ninety one percent (91%) are concerned with the availability of clean drinking water in the future.
• Seventy five percent (75%) are concerned with public access for recreation in streams, rivers, lakes, and bays.
• Eighty two percent (82%) are concerned with contaminants, such as mercury, in locally caught seafood.
• Sixty four percent (64%) are concerned with protection from flooding.
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The Statewide results include a representative sample from respondents throughout the State of New Hampshire and is
separate from the Piscataqua Region oversample
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start of a much-needed investment in building a body of
knowledge regarding the uses, values and behaviors of New
Hampshire and Piscataqua Region residents in regards to
water resources. We will be working on several initiatives,
including outreach/education, indicators, and geographic
visualization of select results. It is our hope that this survey
will serve as a stepping-stone to further investigation and
implementation of actions To further the discussion we offer
the following recommendations:
CUltural Water Resource Services
used and enjoyed by New Hampshire’s
Respondents
Our waterways provide many benefits to users-from life
sustaining drinking water to aesthetic and spiritual values.
We asked New Hampshire residents about what cultural
benefits (which include recreational, aesthetic, spiritual,
and other, sometimes, intangible benefits) they appreciate.
Specifically, we asked respondents to indicate what they and/
or their family like to do in and around the state’s water bodies.
The responses were extensive and included approximately 30
unique activities, with the most popular being swimming,
boating, fishing, and kayaking, as represented by this word
cloud (courtesy of wordle.net).
Researchers
• Further investigation into the identification of ecosystem
services trade-offs (will be explored through the
Ecosystems & Society Project)
• Exploration and more specific research conducted using
willingness to pay techniques to better address preferable
actions and solutions.
Resource Managers
• Use as baseline to develop measurable social indicators
that can be reported upon and tracked for regulatory
permits and monitoring
Educators and Outreach Professionals
• Use as guidance to developing outreach messages in order
to better target gaps in knowledge
Conclusions, Recommendations
and Next Steps
• Employ as support for fundraising efforts for campaigns
and efforts
Overall, results indicate that there is a general awareness
among New Hampshire and Piscataqua Region respondents
of a connection between individual and community
level actions and quality of water resources. A majority
of respondents believe that high quality water resources
support the economic wellbeing of their community. The
data in the report is vast and varied and can and should
be utilized by a wide array of partners, including but not
limited to researchers, resource managers, municipal
decision makers, educators and outreach professionals and
local, state and federal regulators. This survey is just the
• Fold into current and future evaluation strategies in
regards to ongoing outreach and education efforts
• Apply data in advocacy and lobbying efforts at local, state
and federal levels
Municipal Leaders
• Incorporate into local planning efforts, utilize data as
support for increased efforts to protect water resources
• Use survey instrument as a model to designing a localized
survey to better pinpoint specific community concerns
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Introduction
The Need to Assess how New Hampshire Residents Use
and Value New Hampshire’s Water Resources
In recent year’s several research efforts sought to inquire
about certain aspects of New Hampshire’s water resources
from various groups. In 2008, the UNH Survey Center
and Weston and Sampson, supported by New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Services (NHDES),
conducted a survey of decision makers/elected officials
in conjunction with water planning activities undertaken
at that time. While the audience of this survey was more
specific than the scope of ours, we did consult with experts
at NHDES prior to administering the survey and even
incorporated several similar questions. Planning for New
Hampshire’s water future is ongoing and we hope this report
and data are useful to these efforts.
How New Hampshire residents use and value water
resources is a question that many researchers, managers, and
citizens are interested in understanding more completely.
Additionally, identifying residents’ behaviors and habits in
relation to non-point source pollution sources (lawn fertilizer,
stormwater sources) and overall water quality and quantity
are important. Understanding residents’ behavior guides
a more cost-effective targeting of outreach and education
efforts and helps evaluate whether efforts to improve these
behaviors are making a difference. The NH & Piscataqua
Region Water and Watersheds Survey was a telephone survey
of randomly selected adults in the state of New Hampshire
with an oversample of towns in New Hampshire and Maine
that fall within the Piscataqua Region Watershed and sought
to answer some of those questions. It was conducted in
September 2013 but the planning for this survey has been
underway for some time. A partnership between the Center
for the Environment at Plymouth State University and
the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) with
assistance from the University of New Hampshire Survey
Center was responsible for the development and deployment
of the survey, essentially a partnership between research
and outreach interests. The data are being used for many
purposes including context and background information
on Watershed Ecosystem Services for the National Science
Foundation supported statewide project “Ecosystems &
Society.” Additionally, it is being used as a much needed
baseline understanding from which social indicators will be
developed and monitored alongside PREP’s environmental
indicators going forward. The following report will describe
the survey and detail summary findings from the data as well
as some of the interesting analyses. Extensive appendices
include the survey instrument and data tables that we hope
will be of use to other researchers and policy makers. The
raw data are also available for review and we hope that this
will spur further analysis and discussion.
In December 2012, the Water Sustainability Commission
issued the report, “New Hampshire Lives on Water,” which
was the culmination of extensive study and public input
on New Hampshire’s water related challenges. The report
identified the following major water challenges New
Hampshire is currently facing and will encounter in the
next 25 years as: 1. Changing patterns of land use and water
use; 2. Impacts of changing precipitation and temperature
patterns; 3. Aging and inadequate water infrastructure; 4.
Information needed to manage water differently; and 5.
Financial and political limitations. The Commission hoped
that their work would be the catalyst for future endeavors
and recommended focusing on education; infrastructure
investment; future-focused management; and data and
monitoring.2 We were inspired and motivated by this
Commission and the research and findings here contribute
to both education and data/monitoring by revealing
important social perspectives as well as the baseline for
social indicators that can be monitored going forward.
New Hampshire’s Coastal Watershed
In addition to querying a random sample of the entire
state, we also questioned an oversample in the Piscataqua
Region. The motivations for this oversample are numerous.
Population and development is particularly significant
in New Hampshire’s coastal watershed with a population
increase of 19% from 1990-2010. The 2013 State of Our
Estuaries Report published by PREP shows that 12 out of 16
environmental indicators are in a negative or cautionary state.
Of particular concern is the increase in impervious surface,
the loss of eelgrass and oysters, nutrient concentrations
and loads and the levels of dissolved oxygen in tidal rivers.
All of these indicators are directly impacted by land use
and therefore are embedded in not only environmental
conditions but also in social and policy landscapes. Solutions
to address these degrading conditions, such as improved
Background
The state of New Hampshire is well known for its high quality
of life. Services provided to us by our natural resources,
such as clean water and air, and recreational opportunities
that spur tourism (to name a few) are known as ecosystem
services and they contribute significantly to the wellbeing of
the state’s economy and society. However, New Hampshire
is facing changing population demographics and economic
development patterns. Land use changes associated with
population growth are already affecting ecosystem services,
including water supply and water quality.
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http://www.nh.gov/water-sustainability/publications/
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wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, low-impact
development and green infrastructure are multi-faceted,
at times expensive and rely on buy-in and habit change
from residents, taxpayers and policy makers. To extend
the strategy employed by outreach partners in messaging
and communications to those who are going to implement
solutions a baseline understanding of their knowledge,
awareness, concern and political will is necessary.
conditions and the choices people make that impact the
environment. In order to know those choices and the
reasoning behind them it was determined that qualitative,
social data must be collected and analyzed alongside the
quantitative, scientific data.
PREP’s goals and mission are laid out in the 2010 Piscataqua
Region Comprehensive Conservation and Management
Plan. Out of 82 action plans, 76 contain some output related
to outreach, advocacy and education to a general and/or
specific audience. In order to deliver the most cost-efficient
and effective outreach outputs a baseline understanding
of residents’ current level of awareness, understanding
and action is necessary. In January 2012, PREP convened
a Social Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) made up
of ten members that included university researchers and
social scientists from UNH and PSU, regional planning
commission staff, local town planners and administrators,
citizens and PREP staff. Input from this committee was used
in the development of the survey.
The issue of non-point source pollution and wastewater
management has been of particular interest in the coastal
watershed of New Hampshire due to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency’s permitting process for
wastewater treatment plants and municipal stormwater
systems. Partners in outreach and education (e.g. university
extension, non-profit organizations, town conservation
commissions and local river committees) struggle to identify
the effectiveness of their outreach campaigns and materials.
Money is being spent to educate but overall as a community
of practitioners there has been very little understanding
about the knowledge gaps in target audiences. This survey
aims to close that gap in understanding and bring insight
to outreach efforts in a more cost-effective and targeted
manner.
These priorities fit right in line with those of the statewide
project “Ecosystems & Society,” which is being funded by the
National Science Foundation and conducted by researchers
and scientists throughout the State, including the authors
on this report from Plymouth State University. One
component of this project is to better understand how New
Hampshire’s residents use and value watershed ecosystem
services. However, there is a shortage of statewide data on
such perspectives. Thus, a partnership between research
and outreach formed and questions were added and edited,
with the help of other researchers and stakeholders, to meet
multiple goals all while providing a current snapshot and
laying the ground work for future in-depth case studies.
Survey Development
Partnering to Collect Social Science Data
The Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) has
been monitoring a set of environmental indicators from its
inception in 1995. Since its first State of the Estuaries Report
in 2000 up to its most recent report in 2013 PREP and its
Technical Advisory Committee has provided the greater
Piscataqua Region watershed including the Great Bay and
Hampton-Seabrook estuaries with vital, unbiased and
straightforward scientific data regarding the region’s water
quality and overall environmental health. This data has been
the resource and support for decision making and policy
setting in the region at the local, regional and state level. The
data has been natural science based looking at indicators
measurable by quantitative, ecological data collection.
Recently, PREP and its partners have become keenly aware
that to deal with the situation of non-point source pollution
in the watershed requires addressing both environmental
Survey Administration Details
The New Hampshire & Piscataqua Region Water and
Watersheds Survey was a telephone survey of randomly
selected adults in the state of New Hampshire with an
oversample of towns in New Hampshire and Maine that fall
within the Piscataqua Watershed. This survey was conducted
using a procedure called Random Digit Dialing (RDD), of
both landline and cellular telephone.
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The Piscataqua Region Watershed covers 1,086 square miles and includes 42
NH communities and 10 Maine communities
The Maine towns included in the oversample are: Acton, Berwick, Eliot, Kittery, Lebanon, North Berwick,
Sanford, South Berwick, Wells, and York.
The New Hampshire towns included in the oversample are: Barrington, Brentwood, Brookfield, Candia,
Chester, Danville, Deerfield, Dover, Durham, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Farmington, Fremont,
Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, Lee, Madbury, Middleton, Milton, New Castle,
New Durham, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Northwood, Nottingham, Portsmouth,
Raymond, Rochester, Rollinsford, Rye, Sandown, Seabrook, Somersworth, Strafford, Stratham, Wakefield.
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hire a lawn care service and 2% do not have a lawn
Adult respondents in the NH & Piscataqua Region Water and
Watersheds Survey were interviewed between September
20 and September 29, 2013. Each selected respondent was
called by a professional UNH Survey Center interviewer from
a centrally supervised facility at the UNH Survey Center.
Telephone calls during the field period were made between
9:00 am and 9:00 pm. In total, Survey Center staff received
responses from 406 New Hampshire residents in 316 towns.
The oversample included 210 randomly sampled respondents
from towns within the watershed, including those in Maine.
Due to the fact that individuals living in the Watershed had
also been interviewed for the statewide sample, the total
population for the oversample was in excess of 300.
• Thirty three percent (33%) spread a chemical weed killer
or fertilizer
• Twenty nine percent (29%) have property with some form
of water on it (pond, river, lake, etc.)
• Twenty percent (20%) obtain their household drinking
water from an aquifer, 18% from a stream, river, or lake
and 44% from a private well. Interestingly, 18% do not
know where their household drinking water comes from.
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• A majority of residents (58%) indicate that they know
actions on their property can have an impact on overall
water in the community.
Response Rates
• Seventy percent (70%) agree that they would be willing to
pay higher water and sewer fees to improve the cleanliness
of the lakes, rivers, streams, and bays in their community.
For the statewide survey, interviews were completed with
406 randomly selected adults in New Hampshire from a
sample of 2,453 randomly selected telephone numbers. For
the oversample survey, interviews were completed with 210
randomly selected adults in the Piscataqua Region of New
Hampshire and Maine from a sample of 1,479 randomly
selected telephone numbers. Using American Association
for Public Opinion (AAPOR) Response Rate 4, the response
rate for the NH & Piscataqua Region Water and Watersheds
Statewide Survey was 31% percent and 25% for the
oversample. These response rates are well in line with those
of similar surveys.
• Eighty three percent (83%) agree that they would be
willing to take action to reduce storm water pollution,
especially if it would help keep water and sewer bills down.
• Eighty percent (80%) understand the connection between
clean water resources and economic stability of their
community.
A majority of New Hampshire respondents are concerned with several water resource issues, including
flooding, providing safe drinking water, and levels of
pollution in our water bodies.
Descriptive Results
• Seventy two percent (72%) are concerned with the cost of
providing safe drinking water.
Results from the statewide sample provide interesting and
important insight into how New Hampshire respondents
use and value our water resources, including what they
are concerned with and what behavior they are willing to
modify in order to maintain and enhance the quality of
our water resources. The following results represent the
view of statewide respondents while the subsequent section
will touch on the findings from the Great Bay Watershed/
Piscataqua Region. Please see the appendices for a copy of
the survey instrument and extensive data tables. We are
happy to share the raw data upon request.
• Sixty one percent (61%) are concerned with the cost of
their sewer bills or maintaining septic systems.
• Eighty seven percent (87%) are concerned with the
cleanliness of drinking water
• Ninety percent (90%) are concerned with the level of
pollution in local streams, rivers, lakes, and bays.
• Ninety two percent (92%) are concerned with the
cleanliness of water for fish and wildlife.
• Ninety one percent (91%) are concerned with the
availability of clean drinking water in the future.
New Hampshire Statewide3 Results
• The majority (57%) of respondents have lived in their
current town for eleven or more years.
• Seventy five percent (75%) are concerned with public
access for recreation in streams, rivers, lakes, and bays.
• Eighty percent (80%) own their home
• Eighty two percent (82%) are concerned with
contaminants, such as mercury, in locally caught seafood.
• Forty two percent (42%) are connected to city water and
sewer and 57% have their own septic systems and water.
• Seventy six (76%) take care of their own lawn while 22%
• Sixty four percent (64%) are concerned with protection
from flooding.
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4
The Statewide results include a representative sample from
respondents throughout the State of New Hampshire and is
separate from the Piscataqua Region oversample
The wording of this question may have confused some respondents, though. It should be noted that most people know
whether they have public water or their own drinking water well.
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Support (%)
Neutral (%)
Oppose (%)
Don’t Know(%)
Number
Responding
A reduced water or sewer rate if
property owner installs measures to
stop or slow runoff
63
5
7
23
404
A “water friendly lawn” campaign that
recognizes homeowners who choose
low or no chemical fertilizers for their
lawn and provides coupons for home
and garden products
80
1
9
4
405
A regulation in your town law that
requires you to have your septic
pumped and inspected every 3 years
54
3
36
8
229
Would you support a change to a
road de-icing treatment that would
help protect the town’s water bodies
from increased salt?”
74
n/a
13
10
402
Initiative
In an effort to understand support for particular
solutions that have been proposed to meet some of the
water resource challenges we face in New Hampshire,
residents were asked to comment on their level of
support for the following initiatives.
Cultural Water Resource Benefits used
and enjoyed by New Hampshire’s Residents
Our waterways provide many benefits to users-from life
sustaining drinking water to aesthetic and spiritual values.
We asked NH Residents about what cultural services
(which include recreational, aesthetic, spiritual, and other,
sometimes, intangible benefits) they appreciate. The survey
asked respondents to indicate what they and/or their family
like to do in and around New Hampshire’s’ water bodies.
The responses were extensive and included approximately 30
unique activities, with the most popular being swimming,
boating, fishing, and kayaking. The textbox displays all of
the uses mentioned.
This section was prefaced by the statement:
“There have been a number of different options and ideas
presented in recent months by town and city leaders and
state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the water
pollution coming from storm water, fertilizers, and waste
waster treatment plants. It’s important to know what the
citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please tell
me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you
don’t know enough to say.” 5
Boating, swimming, fishing, kayaking, walking,
hiking, camping, wildlife watching, snorkeling,
canoeing, hanging out, golfing, enjoying the
view, hunting, bbq/picnicking, photography,
snowmobiling, rafting, rock climbing, sunbathing,
playing with dog, waterskiing, lakehouse, tubing,
participating in beach activities, windsurfing,
surfing, ice skating, and surfing
As a follow up to the question concerning support for
alternative de-icing options, we asked respondents who
indicated they supported the initiative if they would be
willing to pay an annual fee of $15 for this alternative road
treatment and sixty four percent (64%) agreed. This shows
that sometimes there is support for an initiative but when it
comes to paying for it, not all supporters are willing to take
that next step.
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Please note that these figures may not add up to 100% due to a
lack of response for some individuals as well as rounding.
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We also created the above word art (courtesy of wordle.
net) to show the most popular responses to the question
of how respondents and their families use the State’s water
resources. Swimming, boating, and fishing were clearly the
most popular responses.
• 67% support a reduced water and/or sewer rate if a
property owner installs measures to help stop or slow
the rain runoff on their property (less pavement, porous
pavement, rain barrels, or rain gardens) (n=313)
Piscataqua Region Overview
(Unless otherwise specified the following data are for
the Statewide6 Sample)
More Detailed Analysis of the Data
There were 317 respondents for the representative
oversample of the Piscataqua region, with 77% from New
Hampshire and 23% from Maine. This proportionality
adequately represents the area of watershed divided between
the two states. The oversampling produced the following
survey results:
While there are many detailed analyses that can be conducted
with this data, we thought the following were particularly
interesting for a preliminary report. Further analyses are
planned for future projects.
NH Willingness to Invest in Cleaner Water Programs
• Ninety percent (90%) of region residents were concerned
with the level of pollution in local streams, rivers, lakes,
and bays (n=317)
Respondents were asked how strongly they would agree
to pay more for water or sewer if it would increase the
cleanliness of local waters. Responses were grouped by the
source of their household drinking water; public, private or
unsure of source. Because of possible confusion from the
specific question that inquired about source of water supply,
we used responses to question that asked if individuals were
connected to public sewer or had a private septic. This has
been shown to be a reliable indicator of water source.7
• Eighty-seven percent (87%) would be willing to take
action to reduce stormwater pollution, especially if it
would help keep water and sewer bills down (n=306)
• Sixty percent (60%) claim to not use a chemical fertilizer
or weed killer on their lawn, with 34% indicated using the
products (n=309)
• Seventy percent (70%) would agree to paying higher water
and sewer fees to improve the cleanliness of the lakes,
rivers, streams, and bays in their community (n=301)
• Overall, 68% of respondents are willing to pay more for
water services to improve the cleanliness of local waters.
• Of those on a public water supply, 50% strongly agree with
this statement
• We have included extensive data tables on the results from
the oversample in the appendices.
• Of those on a private water supply, 45% strongly agree
with this statement
Piscataqua Region Concern for Pollution
There were two questions directed towards discerning
opinions on recent ideas to help reduce the water pollution
coming from stormwater, fertilizers, and wastewater
treatment plants.
• Five percent are unsure.
• Respondents counts by water source are displayed in the
graph below
• 86% support a Water Friendly Lawn campaign that would
recognize homeowners who choose low or no chemical
fertilizers and that would provide coupons for home and
garden products (n=317)
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The Statewide results include a representative sample from
respondents throughout the State of New Hampshire
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Review from Phil Trowbridge, NHDES and PREP
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Water Quality and Economic Stability
Stakeholder Values and Concern for
Water Quality
Most respondents (49% strongly agree, 31% somewhat
agree) believe that the economic stability of their community
depends on the cleanliness of its waters. This is important to
note when considering responses from questions regarding
a respondents’ concern with a specific water issue, or their
willingness to contribute to fixing an issue. More than half
of those surveyed (31% strongly agree, 39% somewhat
agree) would pay more for sewer and water fees, if it would
improve the cleanliness of water bodies. Similarly, a majority
of respondents would agree to take action to reduce storm
water pollution (50% strongly agree, and 33% somewhat
agree).
Carrying out cross comparisons of responses may further
specify correlations between results. Knowing that a
majority of respondents believe that local economic stability
is linked to local water quality, it may be expected to find
an associated high level of concern for issues that threaten
water quality. Of those that strongly agree in the economic
importance of water, 73% are very concerned and 18% are
somewhat concerned about the level of pollution in local
waters. Those that strongly disagree that economic stability
depends on local water quality, only 37% and 16% are very
concerned or somewhat concerned about water pollution.
The number of New Hampshire residents surveyed that own
property with a lake, pond, or bay, or include a portion of a
river or stream, was relatively low (29%).
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A similar trend is found among respondents that report a concern for water quality for fish and
wildlife and the accompanying level of support for reduction of chemical fertilizer use. Of those
who strongly support a campaign for low or no use of chemical fertilizers, 78% are very concerned
and 18% are somewhat concerned for water quality for wildlife. Of those who somewhat support a
campaign for reduction of chemical fertilizer use, 58% are very concerned, and 35% are somewhat
concerned for the cleanliness of water for fish and wildlife.
We asked individuals if they agreed or disagreed with the following statement:
“What I do on my property or in my yard doesn’t have much impact on the overall
clean water in the community?” Their responses, split by water source, are displayed
in the following graph.
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Comparing the Statewide Responses with those from the
Piscataqua Region
Level of Pollution
Survey results show that 90% of both New Hampshire and Piscataqua region respondents
are either very or somewhat concerned about the level of pollution in local streams, rivers,
lakes, and bays.
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Septic Systems
Leaky septic systems can provide nutrients into watersheds as non-point sources. In the Piscataqua
region, 88% have pumped their septic systems within the last 5 years in comparison with 78% of
statewide respondents. It is also important to note that 16% of statewide respondents and 7% of
Piscataqua region respondents replied that they were uncertain when their septic system was last
pumped. Septic system failure is typically a result of lack of awareness of the need for maintenance.
Stormwater Issues
Piscataqua region respondents agreed more strongly with the following statement than the state
respondents (60% vs. 23%). “I would be willing to take action to reduce stormwater pollution…
especially if it would help keep my water and sewer bill down.” This noticeable difference in opinion
may center on the predicted increases in rate-payer costs for wastewater treatment upgrades in the
Piscataqua region.
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This is also very interesting when compared to the relatively
similar responses to the idea that personal land use practices
impact the community’s clean water (Piscataqua: 43%; NH: 39%).
arsenic in well water. This includes lack of knowledge,
standards and testing regarding private, well water.
Concerns about radioactivity, e.g. radon and uranium in
private wells.
Overall Public Interest Level
• Issues related to flooding, including building in flood
plains and the draining of water after storms and
associated contaminants, especially those from lawn
maintenance, faulty or missing private septic systems and
agricultural activities, running off into water bodies
How much do respondents care about “water use and
water quality” as described by the respondents to our
survey? Overall, more respondents agree that the economic
stability of their community depends on the cleanliness
of local waters. This translated into responses concerning
water pollution, chemical fertilizer uses, and willingness
to contribute to projects which may improve water quality
levels. While these results suggest interest for water quality
issues in New Hampshire, another indicator is the number
of respondents who are willing to participate in a follow-up
interview. A majority of New Hampshire respondents (69%)
and 71% of Piscataqua region respondents are willing to
discuss this issue further, suggesting that water interests are
of statewide significance.
• Introduced and invasive species, including milfoil
• Quantity and availability of water
• Maintaining quality of water in a cost-effective manner
• Water borne illnesses, especially E. Coli
• Emerging threats to water quality including
pharmaceuticals
• Dumping of waste into our water bodies
• The taste and smell being suspect and leading individuals
to drink only bottled water
Additional Water-Related Concerns
Expressed by New Hampshire Respondents
• Providing for mixed uses (i.e. recreation) while still
protecting water quality in reservoirs
In an open-ended question we asked respondents to indicate
specific water related concerns. While most indicated there
were no additional concerns they wanted to mention and/
or further articulate upon, more than one quarter of the
statewide respondents indicated some concern. These
spanned a wide range of issues but some of the most
mentioned include:
• The impact of salt use on roads and subsequent runoff
into waterways
• The importance of protecting source water
• Maintaining public access
• Cost of water, i.e. water rates going up
Some of these issues represent ongoing water related concerns
and others may indicate emerging areas that should be on
the radar of regulators, researchers, and decision makers.
• The presence of natural and introduced chemicals,
especially chlorine and fluoride in treated water and
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Conclusions, Recommendations
and Next Steps
We’ve included a copy of the survey instrument and extensive
data tables in the appendices. Acknowledgements and some
of the technical details of the survey follow. We are happy to
share the raw data as well.
Overall, results indicate that there is a general awareness
among New Hampshire and Piscataqua Region respondents
of a connection between individual and community
level actions and quality of water resources. A majority
of respondents believe that high quality water resources
support the economic wellbeing of their community. The
data in the report is vast and varied and can and should
be utilized by a wide array of partners, including but not
limited to researchers, resource managers, municipal
decision makers, educators and outreach professionals and
local, state and federal regulators. This survey is just the
start of a much-needed investment in building a body of
knowledge regarding the uses, values and behaviors of New
Hampshire and Piscataqua Region residents in regards to
water resources. We will be working on several initiatives,
including outreach/education, indicators, in-depth case
studies and geographic visualization of select results. It is our
hope that this survey will serve as a stepping-stone to further
investigation and implementation of actions. To further the
discussion we offer the following recommendations:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Funding was provided by Plymouth State University College
of Graduate Studies & the Center for the Environment, and
the NH EPSCoR Program. Support for the NH EPSCoR
Program is provided by the National Science Foundation’s
Research Infrastructure Improvement Award # EPS 1101245.
Funding also supplied by the Piscataqua Region Estuaries
Partnership (PREP), PREP is part of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program, a joint
program between local, state and federal agencies established
under the Clean Water Act with the goal of protecting and
enhancing nationally significant estuarine resources. PREP
is supported in part by an EPA matching grant and is housed
within the University of New Hampshire School of Marine
Science and Ocean Engineering. We are grateful to the
many reviewers of the report, especially the water experts at
the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.
Researchers
WEIGHTING OF DATA
• Further investigation into the identification of ecosystem
services trade-offs (will be explored through the
Ecosystems & Society Project)
The data have been weighted to account for known biases of
telephone surveys. The data in the NH & Piscataqua Region
Water and Watersheds Survey are weighted by the number of
adults and telephone lines within households to equalize the
chances that any one adult would be selected for inclusion.
The data are also weighted by respondent sex, age and region
of the state (statewide) or state of residence (oversample).
• Exploration and more specific research conducted using
willingness to pay techniques to better address preferable
actions and solutions.
Resource Managers
• Use as baseline to develop measurable social indicators
that can be reported upon and tracked for regulatory
permits and monitoring
When conducting any type of survey there is always the
potential for some for of bias whether it be non-response
or response bias. We utilized a professionally conducted,
random survey to help reduce bias, however we cannot force
individuals to stay on the phone to answer questions. Given
this reality, it is important to remind readers that our sample
represents those that agreed to stay on the phone and answer
our questions.
Educators and Outreach Professionals
• Use as guidance for developing outreach messages in
order to better target gaps in knowledge
• Employ as support for fundraising efforts for campaigns
and efforts
SAMPLING ERROR
• Fold into current and future evaluation strategies in
regards to ongoing outreach and education efforts
The NH & Piscataqua Region Water and Watersheds Survey,
like all surveys, is subject to sampling error due to the fact that all
residents in the area were not interviewed. For those questions
asked of five hundred (500) or so respondents, the error is
+/-4.4%. For those questions where fewer than 500 persons
responded, the sampling error can be calculated as follows:
• Apply data in advocacy and lobbying efforts at local, state
and federal levels
Municipal Leaders
• Incorporate into local planning efforts, utilize data as
support for increased efforts to protect water resources
• Use survey instrument as a model for designing a localized
survey to better pinpoint specific community concerns
Sampling Error =
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Appendix A
PREP/PSU Survey Questions
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PREP/PSU Survey
DRAFT
FINAL September 13, 2013
INTRO:
“Good evening / afternoon. My name is _____________________ and I’m calling from the
University of New Hampshire Survey Center. This month, the University is conducting a
confidential study about issues around water use and water quality in your community and
we'd really appreciate your help and cooperation.”
BIR1
“In order to determine who to interview, could you tell me, of the adults aged 18 or older
who currently live in your household -- including yourself -- who had the most recent
birthday? I don’t mean who is the youngest, but rather, who had the most recent birthday?”
*
BIR2
*
1
2
3
4
99
INFORMANT
SKIP TO SEX
SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY): ________________  SKIP TO INT2
DON'T KNOW ALL BIRTHDAYS, ONLY SOME  CONTINUE WITH BIR2 BELOW
DON'T KNOW ANY BIRTHDAYS OTHER THAN OWN  SKIP TO SEX
REFUSED -- ENTER NON-RESPONSE INFORMATION
“Of the ones that you do know, who had the most recent birthday?”
1
2
3
99
INFORMANT _____
 SKIP TO SEX
SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY): _______________________  GO TO INT2
PERSON NOT AVAILABLE  MAKE APPOINTMENT
REFUSED
INT2
ASK TO SPEAK TO THAT PERSON
“Hello, this is _____________________ calling from the University of New Hampshire Survey
Center. This month, the University is conducting a confidential study about local water use
and water quality in New Hampshire, and we'd really appreciate your help and
cooperation.” You have been identified as the adult in your household who had the most
recent birthday. Is this correct?”
*
SEX
1
2
99
YES  SKIPTO SEX
APPOINTMENT
REFUSAL  TERMINATE
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“Thank you very much for helping us with this important study. Before we begin I want to
assure you that all of your answers are strictly confidential. They will be combined with
answers from other people from across the state. Your telephone number was randomly
selected from all families in New Hampshire. This call may be monitored for quality
assurance.”
“Participation is voluntary. If you decide to participate, you may decline to answer any
question or end the interview at any time.”
IF ASKED: “This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete.”
RECORD SEX OF RESPONDENT
1
2
MALE
FEMALE
997
998
999
OTHER – TYPE IN_____________________________
DK - DO NOT PROBE
NA / REFUSED
*
99 NA
TOWN
“First, in what town do you live?” ENTER NUMBER OF TOWN FROM SHEET.
*
Q1
“How many years have you lived in your current town?”
IF “ALL MY LIFE” ASK – “About how many years is that?”
RECORD EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS OF RESIDENCE
1
*
Q2
96
97
98
99
ONE YEAR OR LESS
96 YEARS OF MORE
REFUSED
DK
NA
“Do you own or rent your home?”
1
2
*
98
99
OWN
RENT
DON’T KNOW -- DO NOT PROBE
NA / REFUSED
17
Q3
“Is your home connected to a town sewer system or do you have a septic system on your property?”
1
2
*
98
99
SEWER  SKIPTO Q6
SEPTIC
DON’T KNOW – PROBE: “
NA / REFUSED SKIPTO Q6
Q4
“When would you say you your septic system was last pumped?”
ENTER NUMBER OF YEARS
0
LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO
97
98
99
SEPTIC SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN PUMPED
DON’T KNOW / CAN’T REMEMBER
NA/REFUSED
3
DO NOT HAVE A YARD/LAWN – SKIPTO Q8
20
20 OR MORE YEARS AGO
Q5
“Now I would like to talk about your property. Do you mow your lawn or does a hired lawn
care service mow your lawn?”
1
SELF
2
LAWN CARE SERVICE
98
99
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
Q:Q6
“Do you spread a chemical fertilizer or weed killer on your lawn such as Scotts?”
IF YES: “Do you or someone in your household do it or does a hired lawn care service do it?”
1
2
3
98
99
YES - SELF
YES - LAWN CARE SEVRICE
NO – DO NOT USE
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
18
Q7
“Which of the following factors contribute to the way you care for your lawn? Please say “yes” if
you feel it is a contributing factor or “no” if it is not.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Cost of lawn care maintenance
Amount of time it takes to care for your lawn
I want to kill the weeds in my lawn
I want to have a nice looking lawn
My knowledge about how to use fertilizer and weed killer
Having access to the equipment I need
The approval of my neighbors
I don’t own my property, it is not my responsibility
NONE OF THE ABOVE
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
1
2
YES
NO
Q8
“Does your property have a lake, pond or bay located on it or does a river or stream run through it?”
98
99
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
Q9
“Including any water that is on your property, is there a stream, river, or lake that your family likes
to use?”
1
2
98
99
YES
NO – SKIPTO Q10
DON’T KNOW – SKIPTO Q10
NA/REFUSED – SKIPTO Q10
Q:Q9A
“In what city or town is this body of water?”
IF > 1: “The one you use most often.”
RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE
Q:Q9B
What activities do you or your family like to do there?”
RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE
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Q:Q10
“What size stream or river do you think is most important to protect in order to reduce
water pollution? Would you say a very small stream like one you could jump over … a small
stream … a small river … a large river … or don’t you know enough about this to say?”
1
2
VERY SMALL STREAM LIKE ONE YOU COULD JUMP OVER
SMALL STREAMS
4
LARGER RIVERS
3
Q11
98
99
SMALL RIVERS
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
“Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Where does your
household drinking water supply come from … an underground aquifer … from local streams,
rivers, or lakes … a private well … or don’t you know enough about this to say?”
1
2
3
AQUIFER
STREAM, RIVER OR LAKE
PRIVATE WELL
99
NA/REFUSED
4
DON’T KNOW
Q12
“What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your
community? Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or strongly
disagree.”
PRESS ‘1’ TO CONTINUE
ROTATE Q12a TO Q12i
Q12a
“What I do on my property or in my yard doesn’t have much impact on the overall clean water in
the community”
1
2
3
4
5
98
99
STRONGLY AGREE
AGREE SOMEWHAT
NEUTRAL (VOLUNTEERED)
DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
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Q12b
“I would be willing to pay higher water and sewer fees to improve the cleanliness of the lakes,
rivers, streams and bays in my community.”
Q12c
“I would be willing to take action to reduce stormwater pollution, which is pollution from water
running off during storms, especially if it would help keep my water and sewer bill down.”
Q12d
“The economic stability of my community depends upon clean lakes, rivers, and streams.”
Q13
Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how
concerned you are about each of the following items. Please specify if you are very
concerned…somewhat concerned, not very concerned or not at all concerned.
PRESS ‘1’ TO CONTINUE
ROTATE Q13a TO Q13i
Q13a
“The cost for providing safe drinking water”
1
2
3
4
98
99
VERY CONCERNED
SOMEWHAT CONCERNED
NOT VERY CONCERNED
NOT AT ALL CONCERNED
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
Q13b
SHOW IF Q3=1
“The cost of your sewer bill”
SHOW IF Q3=2
“The cost of maintaining your septic system”
Q13c
“The cleanliness of the drinking water for you and your family”
Q13d
“The level of pollution in local streams, rivers, lakes, and bays”
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Q13e
“The cleanliness of the water for fish and wildlife”
Q13f
“Availability of clean drinking water in the future”
Q13g
“Public access for recreation in streams, rivers, lakes and bays”
Q13h
“Contaminants, such as mercury, in locally caught seafood”
Q13i
“Protection from flooding”
Q13o
Do you have other concerns about your community’s water?
RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE
Q14
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and
city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the water pollution coming
from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the
citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please tell me if you support or oppose the
following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
Q14a
“A reduced water and/or sewer rate if a property owner installs measures to help stop or slow the
rain runoff on their property. These measures could include less pavement, porous pavement, rain
barrels, or rain gardens.”
“Would you say that is strongly or just somewhat?”
1
2
3
4
5
STRONGLY SUPPORT
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT
NEUTRAL (VOLUNTEERED)
SOMEWHAT OPPOSE
STRONGLY OPPOSE
98
99
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
97
DOES NOT PAY FOR WATER (WELL) OR SEWER (SEPTIC)
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Q14b
“A Water Friendly Lawn campaign that recognizes homeowners who choose low or no chemical
fertilizers for their lawn and provides coupons for home and garden products.”
1
2
3
4
5
98
99
STRONGLY SUPPORT
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT
NEUTRAL (VOLUNTEERED)
SOMEWHAT OPPOSE
STRONGLY OPPOSE
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
ASK IF Q4=2
Q14c
“A regulation in your town law that requires you to have your septic system pumped and inspected
every 3 years”
“Would you say that is strongly or just somewhat?”
1
2
3
4
5
98
99
STRONGLY SUPPORT – SKIPTO Q16
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT – SKIPTO Q16
NEUTRAL (VOLUNTEERED)
SOMEWHAT OPPOSE
STRONGLY OPPOSE
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
Q14c_o
“Now, If I told you that requiring septic systems to be pumped every 3 years would help to keep the
water in your town clean, would you support or oppose a regulation in your town law that requires
you to have your septic system pumped and inspected every 3 years?
1
2
3
4
5
98
99
STRONGLY SUPPORT
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT
NEUTRAL (VOLUNTEERED)
SOMEWHAT OPPOSE
STRONGLY OPPOSE
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
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Q15
“Would you support or oppose a change in your community to a road de-icing treatment
that would help protect the town’s water bodies from increased salt?”
IF SUPPORT: “Would you be willing to pay an annual fee of 15 dollars for this?”
1
2
3
SUPPORT, WILLING TO PAY MORE
SUPPORT, NOT WILLING
OPPOSE
98
99
DON’T KNOW
NA/REFUSED
Q16
“Who would you say determines most of the regulations about how to protect clean water in your
town’s lakes, rivers, and streams? Would you say the federal government … state government …
local government … the voters in your town, or do you not know enough about this to say?”
1
2
3
4
5
6
FEDERAL REGULATIONS
STATE REGULATIONS
TOWN REGULATIONS
VOTERS IN TOWN
ALL OF THE ABOVE
OTHER (SPECIFY)
98 DON’T KNOW
99 NA/REFUSED
Q17
“In the last 2 years, have you attended a meeting of a town board or committee in your town for a
reason other than a personal application or permit?”
1
2
YES
NO
98 DON’T KNOW
99 NA/REFUSED
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Q18
“I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends
taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following ways would you find MOST
useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third
most useful way?
READ LIST. RECORD TOP THREE IN ORDER.
D1
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Local Access Television
Television Commercials
Radio
Printed Local Newspaper
Facebook, Twitter or other internet social network
Town Newsletter or Brochures
Your neighborhood, homeowner or condo association
Communication with friends and neighbors
Notices sent home from your child’s school
Inserts in your tax, water or other utility bills
Booths at farmers’ markets, festivals or other community events
NONE OF THE ABOVE
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
“Now, a few final questions ...”
“What is your current age?”
___ ___
:
:
*
96
97
98
99
::
::
: (RECORD EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS OLD -- E.G., 45)
:
NINETY-SIX YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
REFUSED
DK
NA
D3
“What is the highest grade in school, or level of education that you’ve completed and got
credit for ...” [READ RESPONSES]
*
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
98
99
“Eighth grade or less,
Some high school,
High school graduate, (INCLUDES G.E.D.)
Technical school,
Some college,
College graduate,
Or postgraduate work?”
DK (DO NOT PROBE)
NA / REFUSED
25
D4
“Including yourself, how many adults CURRENTLY live in your household?”
*
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN OR MORE
98
99
DK
NA / REFUSED
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
NO LANDLINE
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
D6
“Not counting business lines, extension phones, or cellular phones -- on how many different
telephone NUMBERS can your household be reached?”
*
7
98
99
SEVEN OR MORE
DK
NA / REFUSED
D7
“GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an
Independent or what?”
(IF REPUBLICAN): “Would you call yourself a STRONG Republican or a NOT VERY
STRONG Republican?”
(IF DEMOCRAT): “Would you call yourself a STRONG Democrat or a NOT VERY STRONG
Democrat?”
(IF INDEPENDENT, NO PREFERENCE, OR OTHER): “Do you think of yourself as closer to
the Republican or to the Democratic party?”
*
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
99
STRONG DEMOCRAT
NOT VERY STRONG DEMOCRAT
INDEPENDENT, BUT CLOSER TO DEMOCRATS
INDEPENDENT--CLOSER TO NEITHER
INDEPENDENT, BUT CLOSER TO REPUBLICANS
NOT VERY STRONG REPUBLICAN
STRONG REPUBLICAN
OTHER PARTY
DK / NA / REFUSE
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D8
“Is there any other concern or issue you’d like to see improved or changed about water pollution in
your community?”
RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE
D9
“Lastly, since these issues are of great importance to all citizens we are planning to conduct further
research and hold additional conversations, focus groups and interviews. Would you be willing to
be contacted again for a follow-up focus group or interview?”
D9O
1
2
YES
NO
Name_____________________________________________
Email_____________________________________________
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Appendix B
Result Tables from Statewide sample
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Q1: “How many years have you lived in your current town?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more
Number
years
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
24%
18%
30%
27%
406
Sex
Male
Female
22%
27%
16%
21%
35%
26%
27%
26%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
49%
21%
14%
11%
18%
21%
13%
22%
31%
39%
26%
23%
2%
19%
48%
45%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
17%
28%
29%
14%
13%
13%
20%
28%
36%
33%
24%
33%
34%
25%
27%
25%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
25%
36%
13%
19%
10%
24%
26%
29%
34%
30%
25%
28%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
15%
58%
20%
15%
34%
15%
31%
12%
322
80
Region of State
Northern NH
21%
17%
27%
35%
52
Western NH
13%
31%
31%
25%
37
Central/Lakes
33%
14%
30%
23%
64
Hillsborough County
12%
18%
40%
30%
123
Seacoast
37%
18%
22%
23%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-1
Q2: “Do you own or rent your home?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Own
Rent
Don’t Know/
Number
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
80%
20%
0%
403
Sex
Male
Female
80%
80%
20%
20%
0%
1%
200
202
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
66%
74%
92%
90%
34%
25%
8%
10%
0%
1%
0%
0%
103
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
80%
67%
82%
97%
20%
33%
17%
3%
0%
0%
1%
0%
74
103
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
80%
73%
87%
20%
26%
13%
0%
1%
0%
147
105
126
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
51%
84%
89%
92%
49%
16%
10%
8%
0%
0%
1%
0%
95
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
92%
8%
0%
52
Western NH
89%
11%
0%
37
Central/Lakes
85%
15%
0%
64
Hillsborough County
78%
22%
0%
123
Seacoast
71%
28%
1%
126
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-2
Q3: “Is your home connected to a town sewer system or do you have a septic system on your property?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sewer
Septic
Don’t Know/
Number
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
42%
57%
2%
406
Sex
Male
Female
36%
47%
61%
52%
3%
1%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
53%
42%
28%
42%
42%
58%
71%
57%
5%
0%
1%
1%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
38%
45%
43%
35%
56%
54%
56%
65%
6%
1%
1%
0%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
44%
36%
40%
55%
63%
57%
1%
1%
4%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
34%
70%
64%
30%
2%
0%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
51%
45%
34%
40%
47%
55%
62%
60%
1%
0%
4%
0%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
28%
68%
3%
52
Western NH
37%
63%
0%
37
Central/Lakes
30%
70%
0%
64
Hillsborough County
51%
45%
4%
123
Seacoast
45%
55%
0%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-3
Q5: “Now I would like to talk about your property. Do you mow your lawn or does a hired lawn care service mow your lawn?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Self
Lawn Care Service
Do Not Have Yard/Lawn
Number
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
76%
22%
2%
404
Sex
Male
Female
79%
72%
18%
26%
2%
2%
199
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
68%
88%
82%
61%
32%
10%
14%
37%
0%
2%
5%
2%
105
106
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
82%
69%
77%
76%
17%
29%
19%
23%
0%
2%
3%
1%
75
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
75%
80%
76%
25%
19%
18%
0%
1%
5%
147
106
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
82%
52%
16%
43%
2%
5%
322
78
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
59%
65%
89%
83%
38%
32%
11%
14%
2%
2%
1%
3%
97
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
82%
15%
3%
52
Western NH
70%
28%
2%
37
Central/Lakes
85%
12%
3%
63
Hillsborough County
72%
24%
3%
123
Seacoast
73%
26%
1%
128
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-4
Q6: “Do you spread a chemical fertilizer or weed killer on your lawn such as Scotts?”
IF YES: “Do you or someone in your household do it or does a hired lawn care service do it?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes - Self
Yes - Lawn Care
No - Do Not Use
Don’t Know/
Number
Service
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
17%
16%
65%
3%
396
Sex
Male
Female
18%
15%
14%
17%
66%
64%
1%
4%
194
202
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
9%
21%
18%
24%
18%
10%
15%
19%
72%
67%
65%
52%
1%
2%
2%
6%
105
103
105
65
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
14%
21%
15%
15%
13%
13%
16%
20%
71%
63%
67%
60%
2%
4%
2%
5%
75
101
161
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
18%
14%
17%
15%
17%
14%
65%
68%
67%
3%
1%
3%
146
105
120
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
20%
5%
15%
21%
64%
67%
2%
6%
317
75
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
7%
16%
17%
25%
22%
16%
14%
12%
68%
61%
68%
62%
3%
7%
1%
1%
95
73
122
106
Region of State
Northern NH
9%
13%
75%
3%
51
Western NH
1%
10%
80%
9%
37
Central/Lakes
19%
12%
67%
2%
62
Hillsborough County
21%
18%
61%
1%
120
Seacoast
19%
19%
60%
2%
127
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-5
Page 1 of 2
Q7: “Which of the following factors contribute to the way you care for your lawn?
Please say “yes” if you feel it is a contributing factor or “no” if it is not.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cost of lawn care Amount of time it I want to kill
I want to have a
My knowledge
Having access to
Maintenance
takes to care for the weeds in my nice looking lawn about how to use
the equipment I
your lawn
lawn
fertilizer and
need
weed killer
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
38%
42%
41%
70%
36%
53%
Sex
Male
Female
39%
37%
43%
40%
39%
42%
70%
70%
36%
36%
52%
54%
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
34%
43%
34%
43%
43%
55%
38%
23%
54%
36%
33%
34%
70%
74%
69%
67%
32%
37%
38%
36%
44%
65%
55%
43%
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
26%
41%
39%
45%
46%
41%
42%
36%
43%
41%
37%
43%
69%
63%
75%
71%
25%
41%
39%
35%
66%
44%
55%
49%
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
36%
33%
45%
44%
30%
50%
43%
32%
43%
73%
56%
79%
29%
38%
43%
53%
48%
63%
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
44%
12%
46%
25%
48%
7%
77%
39%
39%
24%
59%
28%
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
29%
46%
38%
40%
32%
35%
54%
41%
36%
47%
45%
35%
63%
77%
75%
67%
26%
39%
36%
44%
41%
53%
56%
60%
Region of State
Northern NH
Western NH
Central/Lakes
Hillsborough County
Seacoast
31%
28%
35%
38%
45%
31%
44%
35%
47%
44%
39%
35%
32%
44%
44%
70%
61%
72%
70%
73%
23%
17%
47%
37%
41%
53%
49%
55%
57%
49%
B-6
Page 2 of 2
Q7: “Which of the following factors contribute to the way you care for your lawn?
Please say “yes” if you feel it is a contributing factor or “no” if it is not.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The approval of I don’t own my
Other
None of the above
Don’t Know
Number Responding
My neighbors
property, it is
not my
Responsibility
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
24%
6%
1%
7%
5%
391
Sex
Male
Female
24%
24%
1%
10%
1%
1%
7%
7%
7%
3%
192
199
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
26%
28%
18%
23%
13%
2%
3%
4%
1%
0%
1%
2%
7%
6%
6%
12%
8%
1%
5%
4%
105
105
104
62
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
32%
18%
28%
12%
4%
9%
5%
4%
0%
1%
1%
2%
8%
11%
4%
9%
4%
4%
7%
1%
76
100
157
53
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
23%
21%
29%
8%
4%
4%
2%
1%
0%
9%
9%
2%
2%
11%
3%
144
105
119
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
22%
29%
1%
25%
1%
2%
6%
12%
3%
13%
314
72
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
28%
28%
16%
26%
16%
5%
2%
2%
1%
2%
0%
1%
10%
6%
4%
8%
8%
5%
3%
3%
94
70
122
105
Region of State
Northern NH
21%
5%
0%
4%
1%
50
Western NH
10%
5%
5%
16%
8%
36
Central/Lakes
26%
1%
0%
7%
6%
62
Hillsborough County
28%
9%
1%
4%
2%
119
Seacoast
23%
6%
1%
8%
8%
124
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-7
Q8: “Does your property have a lake, pond or bay located on it or does a river or stream run through it?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes
No
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
29%
71%
406
Sex
Male
Female
29%
28%
71%
72%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
26%
33%
29%
29%
74%
67%
71%
71%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
30%
31%
24%
39%
70%
69%
76%
61%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
25%
30%
34%
75%
70%
66%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
30%
26%
70%
74%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
37%
26%
26%
27%
63%
74%
74%
73%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
42%
58%
52
Western NH
31%
69%
37
Central/Lakes
34%
66%
64
Hillsborough County
22%
78%
123
Seacoast
26%
74%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-8
Q9: “Including any water that is on your property, is there a stream, river, or lake that your family likes to use?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes
No
Don’t Know
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
34%
66%
0%
406
Sex
Male
Female
35%
33%
65%
67%
0%
0%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
40%
37%
33%
28%
60%
63%
67%
71%
0%
0%
0%
0%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
28%
32%
37%
39%
72%
68%
62%
61%
0%
0%
0%
0%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
30%
42%
34%
70%
58%
66%
0%
0%
0%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
33%
40%
67%
60%
0%
0%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
49%
23%
37%
25%
51%
77%
63%
74%
0%
0%
0%
0%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
54%
46%
0%
52
Western NH
29%
71%
0%
37
Central/Lakes
47%
53%
0%
64
Hillsborough County
25%
75%
0%
123
Seacoast
31%
69%
0%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-9
Q10: “What size stream or river do you think is most important to protect in order to reduce water pollution? Would you say a very small stream like one you could jump over
… a small stream … a small river … a large river … or don’t you know enough about this to say?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very Small Stream
Small Streams
Small Rivers
Larger Rivers
Don’t Know
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
13%
15%
9%
21%
41%
392
Sex
Male
Female
15%
11%
16%
13%
12%
6%
24%
19%
32%
50%
191
200
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
4%
19%
17%
7%
12%
15%
16%
20%
17%
3%
8%
10%
25%
27%
15%
19%
42%
36%
44%
44%
102
102
109
63
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
11%
14%
10%
25%
12%
14%
16%
18%
16%
14%
5%
2%
14%
14%
30%
20%
47%
44%
39%
35%
75
96
163
53
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
13%
7%
20%
16%
13%
16%
13%
8%
4%
15%
30%
16%
43%
42%
44%
140
107
121
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
15%
7%
15%
13%
11%
4%
18%
37%
41%
40%
314
73
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
15%
9%
15%
13%
12%
26%
9%
16%
6%
5%
17%
7%
27%
22%
18%
20%
40%
38%
41%
45%
94
72
119
106
Region of State
Northern NH
12%
13%
9%
29%
37%
49
Western NH
14%
15%
26%
14%
31%
36
Central/Lakes
14%
13%
6%
16%
52%
63
Hillsborough County
11%
17%
4%
22%
47%
120
Seacoast
15%
15%
12%
23%
35%
124
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-10
Q11: “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Where does your household drinking water supply come from … an underground aquifer …
from local streams, rivers, or lakes … a private well … or don’t you know enough about this to say?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Aquifer
Stream, River, Lake
Private Well
Don’t Know
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
20%
18%
44%
18%
405
Sex
Male
Female
24%
17%
19%
16%
47%
40%
10%
27%
199
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
18%
21%
21%
19%
21%
22%
14%
15%
38%
36%
51%
50%
23%
21%
14%
16%
105
106
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
22%
18%
22%
14%
15%
20%
16%
27%
52%
41%
39%
51%
12%
21%
23%
8%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
20%
18%
16%
22%
16%
16%
42%
51%
45%
16%
15%
23%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
18%
29%
17%
20%
49%
19%
15%
32%
321
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
18%
22%
17%
24%
20%
9%
21%
19%
38%
40%
48%
45%
24%
29%
14%
11%
99
75
122
109
Region of State
Northern NH
26%
19%
45%
10%
52
Western NH
23%
6%
57%
13%
37
Central/Lakes
15%
11%
62%
11%
64
Hillsborough County
14%
26%
31%
28%
123
Seacoast
25%
16%
41%
18%
128
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-11
Q12a: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“What I do on my property or in my yard doesn’t have much impact on the overall clean water in the community”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
23%
16%
2%
19%
39%
1%
405
Sex
Male
Female
27%
20%
18%
13%
1%
2%
19%
19%
35%
44%
1%
2%
200
205
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
11%
19%
25%
41%
18%
10%
22%
11%
2%
2%
0%
2%
21%
19%
23%
8%
46%
48%
30%
35%
1%
1%
0%
4%
105
107
109
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
19%
20%
24%
29%
29%
21%
10%
3%
1%
4%
1%
0%
21%
22%
18%
14%
29%
33%
45%
51%
1%
0%
1%
3%
77
103
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
20%
21%
27%
15%
20%
14%
0%
3%
1%
20%
11%
21%
44%
42%
37%
1%
1%
1%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
24%
21%
15%
18%
1%
5%
20%
15%
39%
40%
1%
1%
321
79
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
23%
26%
24%
21%
18%
12%
14%
18%
6%
0%
0%
0%
13%
18%
27%
16%
39%
41%
34%
46%
2%
3%
1%
0%
99
74
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
23%
17%
2%
19%
35%
4%
52
Western NH
31%
27%
2%
6%
32%
2%
37
Central/Lakes
19%
14%
0%
25%
42%
0%
64
Hillsborough County
25%
14%
3%
22%
36%
1%
123
Seacoast
21%
14%
0%
17%
46%
1%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-12
Q12b: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“I would be willing to pay higher water and sewer fees to improve the cleanliness of the lakes, rivers, streams and bays in my community.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
31%
39%
6%
8%
8%
7%
393
Sex
Male
Female
31%
31%
42%
37%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
6%
4%
10%
194
199
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
43%
34%
21%
29%
45%
41%
40%
25%
2%
2%
11%
10%
6%
8%
9%
8%
4%
6%
10%
15%
0%
9%
8%
13%
105
102
107
61
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
42%
26%
29%
34%
33%
39%
45%
28%
1%
7%
7%
8%
11%
14%
6%
3%
9%
6%
6%
18%
4%
8%
7%
9%
72
102
162
52
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
40%
28%
25%
34%
36%
45%
7%
5%
7%
9%
9%
8%
5%
9%
11%
6%
12%
3%
144
103
120
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
27%
45%
41%
32%
8%
2%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
4%
310
78
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
48%
23%
24%
29%
29%
43%
50%
34%
3%
10%
6%
7%
13%
5%
6%
8%
6%
11%
7%
10%
1%
7%
7%
11%
96
72
119
105
Region of State
Northern NH
30%
30%
18%
10%
7%
5%
49
Western NH
47%
24%
8%
0%
14%
7%
37
Central/Lakes
30%
39%
2%
12%
7%
11%
61
Hillsborough County
25%
48%
4%
8%
10%
5%
122
Seacoast
33%
38%
6%
9%
6%
8%
124
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-13
Q12c: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“I would be willing to take action to reduce stormwater pollution, which is pollution from water running off during storms, especially if it would help keep my water and
sewer bill down.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
50%
33%
6%
2%
3%
6%
392
Sex
Male
Female
49%
52%
35%
31%
3%
10%
2%
2%
5%
1%
7%
5%
193
199
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
62%
58%
42%
41%
35%
29%
36%
26%
2%
6%
7%
10%
0%
1%
4%
3%
0%
3%
4%
3%
1%
2%
7%
16%
105
102
107
60
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
43%
55%
49%
58%
47%
26%
35%
17%
1%
15%
4%
6%
0%
1%
3%
2%
2%
1%
3%
7%
6%
2%
6%
11%
75
100
162
50
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
60%
50%
41%
25%
33%
41%
7%
6%
6%
2%
1%
3%
1%
5%
2%
4%
6%
7%
143
101
123
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
46%
66%
36%
19%
6%
7%
2%
0%
3%
3%
6%
4%
309
78
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
67%
55%
38%
45%
23%
28%
42%
36%
2%
9%
8%
7%
1%
0%
2%
3%
6%
0%
4%
1%
2%
8%
6%
8%
95
74
116
107
Region of State
Northern NH
46%
34%
11%
4%
0%
4%
50
Western NH
51%
26%
4%
0%
4%
15%
37
Central/Lakes
45%
39%
3%
0%
3%
9%
58
Hillsborough County
43%
37%
9%
3%
4%
3%
123
Seacoast
61%
28%
4%
1%
2%
5%
125
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-14
Q12d: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“The economic stability of my community depends upon clean lakes, rivers, and streams.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
49%
31%
2%
10%
5%
3%
406
Sex
Male
Female
44%
55%
35%
27%
1%
2%
11%
9%
6%
3%
3%
4%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
49%
46%
53%
57%
35%
35%
28%
18%
1%
0%
2%
4%
13%
9%
8%
11%
2%
5%
6%
6%
0%
5%
3%
4%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
42%
50%
51%
56%
46%
28%
27%
29%
1%
2%
3%
0%
7%
14%
10%
4%
1%
4%
5%
9%
4%
3%
3%
3%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
58%
48%
42%
28%
32%
34%
1%
1%
3%
10%
9%
12%
2%
5%
6%
1%
5%
3%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
50%
45%
31%
30%
2%
1%
9%
16%
5%
4%
3%
3%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
50%
55%
47%
47%
32%
20%
36%
32%
0%
3%
1%
3%
10%
12%
10%
9%
5%
8%
3%
4%
3%
2%
3%
4%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
64%
28%
0%
8%
0%
0%
52
Western NH
29%
45%
5%
8%
10%
2%
37
Central/Lakes
55%
31%
2%
7%
3%
1%
64
Hillsborough County
48%
28%
1%
13%
6%
3%
123
Seacoast
47%
31%
2%
10%
4%
5%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-15
Q13a: “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The cost for providing safe drinking water”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
33%
39%
15%
10%
3%
403
Sex
Male
Female
25%
40%
42%
35%
17%
13%
15%
6%
1%
5%
199
204
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
13%
40%
41%
43%
49%
35%
39%
28%
26%
13%
9%
10%
13%
9%
7%
12%
0%
3%
4%
7%
105
106
109
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
31%
31%
37%
26%
33%
48%
37%
33%
24%
9%
14%
18%
4%
9%
10%
17%
7%
2%
1%
6%
77
103
164
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
34%
27%
36%
40%
36%
42%
14%
19%
11%
8%
13%
9%
4%
4%
2%
146
106
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
34%
29%
43%
23%
13%
21%
8%
21%
3%
6%
321
79
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
29%
42%
24%
39%
39%
27%
41%
43%
18%
18%
18%
7%
14%
10%
11%
6%
0%
3%
5%
5%
99
75
121
109
Region of State
Northern NH
33%
35%
18%
13%
1%
52
Western NH
28%
34%
24%
7%
7%
37
Central/Lakes
28%
49%
12%
6%
6%
63
Hillsborough County
36%
37%
13%
10%
3%
123
Seacoast
34%
37%
14%
13%
2%
128
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-16
Q13b “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
If Sewer ask:
“The cost of your sewer bill”
If Septic ask:
“The cost of maintaining your septic system”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
30%
31%
24%
13%
2%
400
Sex
Male
Female
25%
35%
32%
29%
25%
22%
15%
11%
2%
3%
200
201
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
29%
34%
32%
25%
29%
30%
33%
28%
32%
19%
20%
25%
9%
17%
10%
17%
0%
0%
5%
5%
103
106
108
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
21%
28%
40%
22%
34%
38%
26%
26%
25%
20%
23%
32%
15%
12%
11%
18%
5%
3%
1%
2%
76
100
165
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
31%
22%
38%
32%
27%
32%
23%
29%
22%
13%
19%
6%
2%
2%
3%
146
106
123
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
32%
24%
31%
28%
25%
18%
10%
26%
2%
5%
321
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
29%
36%
24%
35%
27%
23%
34%
34%
24%
25%
27%
19%
17%
13%
12%
11%
3%
3%
3%
1%
96
73
122
109
Region of State
Northern NH
25%
34%
29%
9%
3%
52
Western NH
22%
18%
36%
14%
10%
37
Central/Lakes
25%
42%
20%
13%
0%
63
Hillsborough County
35%
26%
21%
15%
3%
123
Seacoast
33%
31%
23%
13%
0%
125
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-17
Q13c “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The cleanliness of the drinking water for you and your family”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
78%
9%
4%
8%
0%
406
Sex
Male
Female
77%
79%
10%
8%
5%
4%
8%
9%
0%
0%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
79%
77%
79%
81%
10%
10%
9%
3%
5%
2%
5%
7%
6%
11%
6%
9%
0%
0%
0%
0%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
84%
73%
80%
74%
3%
13%
10%
8%
5%
4%
4%
7%
8%
9%
7%
11%
0%
0%
0%
0%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
79%
76%
78%
10%
8%
10%
6%
4%
4%
5%
11%
7%
0%
0%
0%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
79%
75%
10%
7%
4%
6%
8%
11%
0%
1%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
88%
73%
75%
77%
6%
12%
8%
11%
2%
4%
6%
6%
4%
12%
11%
7%
0%
0%
0%
0%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
75%
13%
4%
7%
0%
52
Western NH
88%
1%
2%
9%
0%
37
Central/Lakes
75%
5%
9%
10%
0%
64
Hillsborough County
77%
8%
5%
9%
0%
123
Seacoast
80%
12%
2%
7%
0%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-18
Q13d “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The level of pollution in local streams, rivers, lakes, and bays”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
63%
27%
5%
5%
1%
406
Sex
Male
Female
61%
66%
26%
28%
7%
3%
7%
2%
0%
1%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
63%
63%
66%
64%
27%
33%
23%
22%
8%
1%
5%
5%
2%
3%
6%
6%
0%
0%
0%
3%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
61%
64%
65%
61%
31%
28%
24%
26%
3%
7%
3%
6%
3%
0%
7%
8%
2%
0%
0%
0%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
65%
65%
61%
25%
26%
30%
8%
4%
2%
2%
5%
7%
0%
0%
1%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
63%
63%
27%
28%
6%
2%
5%
5%
0%
2%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
71%
66%
53%
66%
24%
25%
33%
24%
2%
4%
8%
3%
3%
5%
5%
6%
0%
0%
1%
1%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
62%
35%
2%
1%
0%
52
Western NH
59%
30%
2%
6%
2%
37
Central/Lakes
52%
38%
4%
4%
1%
64
Hillsborough County
66%
23%
5%
6%
0%
123
Seacoast
68%
20%
7%
5%
1%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-19
Q13e “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The cleanliness of the water for fish and wildlife”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
68%
24%
2%
4%
1%
405
Sex
Male
Female
63%
74%
28%
21%
3%
2%
4%
3%
2%
1%
199
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
63%
72%
69%
74%
26%
24%
24%
17%
3%
0%
4%
3%
5%
4%
3%
4%
3%
0%
0%
3%
105
107
108
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
61%
75%
71%
62%
29%
21%
24%
23%
2%
0%
3%
7%
3%
3%
3%
7%
6%
0%
0%
0%
75
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
69%
63%
74%
26%
28%
19%
3%
1%
3%
2%
5%
4%
0%
3%
1%
147
107
125
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
66%
79%
28%
8%
3%
0%
3%
7%
0%
6%
321
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
75%
69%
60%
71%
23%
19%
30%
23%
2%
4%
2%
2%
1%
6%
5%
3%
0%
2%
3%
0%
97
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
68%
32%
1%
0%
0%
52
Western NH
60%
33%
0%
4%
2%
37
Central/Lakes
69%
25%
4%
3%
0%
64
Hillsborough County
71%
17%
3%
6%
3%
122
Seacoast
69%
25%
3%
3%
1%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-20
Q13f “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Availability of clean drinking water in the future”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
72%
19%
5%
4%
0%
405
Sex
Male
Female
65%
78%
20%
17%
9%
0%
5%
4%
0%
1%
199
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
65%
75%
72%
77%
21%
16%
23%
14%
9%
5%
1%
4%
5%
4%
4%
3%
0%
0%
0%
2%
105
107
109
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
55%
73%
78%
69%
34%
13%
17%
17%
6%
7%
1%
9%
3%
7%
3%
5%
1%
1%
0%
0%
77
103
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
73%
70%
73%
19%
18%
20%
6%
6%
2%
2%
6%
5%
0%
0%
0%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
73%
69%
19%
16%
5%
5%
3%
9%
0%
2%
321
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
79%
76%
62%
72%
16%
16%
22%
20%
0%
2%
11%
4%
5%
6%
4%
3%
0%
0%
1%
1%
99
75
122
109
Region of State
Northern NH
76%
19%
1%
4%
0%
52
Western NH
56%
37%
2%
2%
2%
37
Central/Lakes
74%
17%
2%
7%
0%
63
Hillsborough County
70%
19%
7%
4%
0%
123
Seacoast
74%
15%
6%
4%
0%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-21
Q13g “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Public access for recreation in streams, rivers, lakes and bays”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
39%
36%
17%
5%
2%
405
Sex
Male
Female
39%
40%
35%
38%
19%
15%
6%
5%
1%
2%
200
205
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
43%
35%
37%
43%
32%
34%
47%
31%
22%
23%
9%
16%
1%
7%
5%
7%
1%
1%
1%
3%
105
107
109
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
30%
37%
44%
39%
43%
42%
35%
26%
19%
17%
15%
21%
6%
3%
4%
12%
2%
2%
2%
2%
76
102
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
34%
52%
32%
37%
26%
48%
23%
14%
12%
3%
7%
6%
2%
1%
1%
146
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
35%
52%
38%
31%
18%
15%
6%
1%
2%
1%
320
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
50%
43%
30%
38%
31%
27%
41%
42%
16%
24%
20%
11%
2%
4%
7%
6%
2%
2%
2%
2%
99
74
122
109
Region of State
Northern NH
31%
44%
25%
0%
0%
52
Western NH
23%
34%
26%
8%
8%
37
Central/Lakes
39%
41%
15%
3%
2%
64
Hillsborough County
45%
36%
10%
8%
1%
123
Seacoast
43%
32%
19%
5%
1%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-22
Q13h “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Contaminants, such as mercury, in locally caught seafood”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
54%
28%
10%
7%
1%
405
Sex
Male
Female
48%
60%
30%
25%
12%
7%
9%
5%
0%
2%
199
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
48%
54%
62%
55%
32%
30%
24%
21%
19%
9%
6%
5%
2%
5%
7%
14%
0%
1%
1%
5%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
47%
51%
61%
49%
27%
34%
25%
25%
16%
13%
5%
9%
9%
2%
6%
14%
1%
0%
2%
3%
77
103
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
58%
50%
54%
24%
30%
31%
9%
12%
8%
7%
6%
6%
2%
1%
1%
146
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
54%
53%
27%
34%
11%
5%
7%
7%
1%
1%
321
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
57%
64%
43%
57%
29%
18%
34%
25%
6%
9%
16%
7%
8%
9%
6%
6%
0%
0%
1%
4%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
49%
34%
11%
6%
0%
52
Western NH
51%
28%
5%
13%
4%
37
Central/Lakes
57%
28%
7%
7%
1%
64
Hillsborough County
55%
26%
13%
7%
1%
123
Seacoast
55%
27%
9%
6%
2%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-23
Q13i “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Protection from flooding”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
38%
26%
21%
14%
1%
403
Sex
Male
Female
28%
47%
30%
21%
24%
19%
17%
11%
1%
2%
197
205
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
39%
37%
40%
37%
27%
27%
23%
24%
23%
23%
18%
22%
11%
11%
16%
14%
0%
1%
2%
3%
105
107
108
65
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
32%
33%
44%
35%
22%
29%
26%
22%
32%
21%
17%
19%
13%
15%
11%
21%
0%
2%
1%
3%
75
103
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
37%
46%
34%
22%
29%
27%
27%
14%
21%
11%
10%
17%
3%
0%
0%
146
107
125
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
34%
49%
27%
22%
24%
13%
14%
15%
2%
0%
319
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
51%
49%
23%
34%
28%
20%
25%
29%
11%
20%
33%
19%
10%
11%
18%
15%
0%
1%
1%
3%
97
75
123
108
Region of State
Northern NH
40%
25%
20%
15%
0%
52
Western NH
27%
25%
35%
12%
0%
36
Central/Lakes
27%
32%
27%
12%
3%
64
Hillsborough County
35%
29%
20%
16%
0%
122
Seacoast
48%
19%
17%
14%
2%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-24
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
Q14a: “A reduced water and/or sewer rate if a property owner installs measures to help stop or slow the rain runoff on their property. These measures could include less
pavement, porous pavement, rain barrels, or rain gardens.”
“Would you say that is strongly or just somewhat?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Does Not Pay
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
For
Not Sure
Responding
Water/Sewer
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
36%
27%
5%
6%
1%
1%
23%
404
Sex
Male
Female
34%
37%
25%
29%
8%
3%
7%
6%
0%
2%
1%
1%
25%
21%
198
205
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
39%
42%
34%
26%
27%
23%
34%
21%
6%
2%
4%
4%
4%
11%
7%
4%
0%
1%
1%
2%
0%
0%
1%
4%
26%
19%
19%
40%
105
107
109
65
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
24%
43%
39%
34%
22%
26%
27%
37%
7%
3%
5%
4%
8%
10%
5%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
2%
0%
3%
38%
15%
23%
21%
77
103
165
54
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
38%
36%
34%
34%
20%
30%
3%
3%
8%
5%
8%
5%
1%
0%
2%
2%
1%
1%
18%
32%
20%
147
106
125
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
35%
39%
27%
25%
6%
2%
5%
11%
1%
0%
1%
0%
23%
23%
319
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
37%
43%
38%
28%
30%
25%
21%
33%
2%
7%
7%
5%
9%
3%
7%
5%
2%
0%
1%
2%
0%
0%
2%
1%
21%
22%
23%
26%
98
74
122
109
Region of State
Northern NH
31%
25%
6%
17%
0%
2%
19%
52
Western NH
18%
21%
8%
2%
2%
0%
48%
37
Central/Lakes
42%
25%
0%
7%
0%
1%
25%
63
Hillsborough County
35%
30%
9%
2%
1%
1%
22%
123
Seacoast
40%
28%
3%
7%
3%
1%
18%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-25
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
Q14b: “A Water Friendly Lawn campaign that recognizes homeowners who choose low or no chemical fertilizers for their lawn and provides coupons for home and garden products.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
56%
24%
1%
5%
4%
9%
405
Sex
Male
Female
56%
56%
26%
23%
1%
1%
3%
7%
4%
3%
9%
10%
199
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
66%
54%
54%
48%
20%
24%
27%
25%
0%
2%
1%
4%
1%
9%
5%
3%
5%
1%
6%
4%
8%
10%
8%
16%
105
107
110
65
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
59%
66%
51%
53%
21%
13%
31%
26%
0%
1%
1%
3%
8%
7%
4%
0%
1%
6%
3%
4%
12%
7%
9%
14%
77
103
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
68%
46%
55%
18%
31%
24%
1%
2%
1%
2%
7%
6%
2%
2%
7%
8%
12%
7%
147
107
125
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
56%
54%
27%
15%
2%
0%
4%
8%
3%
6%
8%
16%
321
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
56%
61%
53%
56%
30%
19%
25%
22%
1%
2%
1%
2%
4%
3%
7%
6%
3%
9%
3%
2%
6%
6%
12%
12%
98
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
50%
31%
5%
7%
2%
7%
52
Western NH
72%
14%
0%
3%
2%
8%
37
Central/Lakes
52%
35%
0%
6%
2%
5%
64
Hillsborough County
52%
21%
2%
7%
4%
14%
123
Seacoast
59%
23%
0%
3%
6%
8%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-26
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
If they have septic ask:
Q14c
“A regulation in your town law that requires you to have your septic system pumped and inspected every 3 years”
“Would you say that is strongly or just somewhat?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
32%
22%
3%
14%
22%
8%
229
Sex
Male
Female
32%
31%
23%
22%
2%
3%
14%
13%
22%
22%
7%
8%
122
107
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
31%
38%
29%
32%
38%
23%
19%
11%
0%
3%
2%
6%
8%
15%
17%
17%
12%
19%
22%
26%
12%
2%
10%
9%
44
62
77
38
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
28%
32%
32%
35%
28%
23%
24%
13%
0%
1%
4%
5%
20%
15%
13%
7%
21%
25%
16%
33%
3%
4%
12%
8%
43
56
93
36
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
37%
36%
26%
33%
11%
22%
3%
1%
4%
14%
17%
12%
9%
24%
30%
4%
12%
6%
81
67
71
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
34%
11%
23%
18%
3%
0%
12%
31%
23%
15%
6%
25%
205
24
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
27%
43%
32%
29%
30%
12%
27%
18%
0%
7%
0%
4%
8%
10%
17%
17%
21%
22%
20%
24%
15%
5%
4%
9%
47
40
76
66
Region of State
Northern NH
28%
22%
9%
11%
24%
6%
36
Western NH
28%
26%
0%
10%
24%
13%
23
Central/Lakes
27%
15%
2%
24%
17%
15%
45
Hillsborough County
51%
16%
2%
13%
17%
0%
55
Seacoast
23%
31%
1%
10%
27%
9%
70
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-27
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
If they have a septic system AND they answered Neutral, Oppose, DK/NA on the previous question:
q14c_o: “Now, If I told you that requiring septic systems to be pumped every 3 years would help to keep the water in your town clean, would you support or oppose a regulation
in your town law that requires you to have your septic system pumped and inspected every 3 years?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
8%
20%
7%
19%
38%
8%
106
Sex
Male
Female
6%
10%
21%
17%
6%
9%
18%
20%
44%
30%
3%
13%
55
50
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
0%
6%
10%
14%
61%
15%
15%
12%
3%
7%
12%
5%
0%
41%
21%
9%
37%
30%
33%
45%
0%
0%
10%
14%
14
24
40
22
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
1%
7%
12%
9%
20%
22%
17%
22%
0%
8%
9%
11%
30%
7%
24%
13%
36%
47%
31%
42%
12%
10%
7%
4%
19
25
42
19
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
14%
6%
9%
15%
38%
8%
12%
5%
9%
28%
8%
19%
20%
41%
49%
12%
3%
7%
25
36
38
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
10%
0%
12%
60%
9%
0%
21%
10%
41%
21%
8%
9%
89
17
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
4%
11%
7%
10%
43%
0%
13%
22%
0%
21%
6%
6%
5%
9%
37%
17%
43%
37%
34%
38%
5%
22%
3%
7%
20
19
31
35
Region of State
Northern NH
7%
8%
19%
32%
29%
4%
18
Western NH
8%
0%
10%
8%
39%
36%
11
Central/Lakes
3%
39%
0%
19%
34%
5%
26
Hillsborough County
3%
22%
12%
7%
52%
4%
18
Seacoast
15%
16%
4%
23%
37%
5%
33
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-28
Q15: “Would you support or oppose a change in your community to a road de-icing treatment that would help protect the town’s water bodies from increased salt?”
IF SUPPORT: “Would you be willing to pay an annual fee of 15 dollars for this?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Support, Willing To
Support, Not
Oppose
Don’t Know/
Number
Pay More
Willing to Pay
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
64%
13%
13%
10%
402
Sex
Male
Female
66%
63%
12%
14%
17%
9%
6%
15%
200
202
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
74%
66%
63%
57%
15%
6%
14%
16%
5%
14%
16%
10%
6%
13%
7%
17%
105
106
108
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
54%
72%
63%
70%
16%
12%
14%
6%
17%
8%
12%
19%
12%
8%
12%
5%
77
103
164
54
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
78%
64%
53%
9%
13%
17%
5%
12%
18%
7%
11%
12%
146
104
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
63%
69%
12%
17%
14%
8%
11%
6%
317
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
70%
60%
58%
69%
10%
18%
14%
10%
8%
10%
20%
11%
11%
13%
8%
10%
97
74
122
108
Region of State
Northern NH
56%
20%
14%
10%
52
Western NH
52%
12%
13%
22%
37
Central/Lakes
65%
16%
9%
10%
62
Hillsborough County
66%
8%
20%
7%
123
Seacoast
70%
12%
8%
10%
126
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-29
Q16: “Who would you say determines most of the regulations about how to protect clean water in your town’s lakes, rivers, and streams? Would you say the federal government
… state government … local government … the voters in your town, or do you not know enough about this to say?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Federal
State
Town
Voters In
All Of The
Other
Don’t Know/
Number
Regulations
Regulations
Regulations
Town
Above
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
5%
20%
21%
6%
5%
1%
43%
406
Sex
Male
Female
7%
3%
25%
16%
22%
20%
6%
5%
5%
5%
0%
1%
36%
50%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
1%
9%
2%
7%
29%
12%
24%
16%
16%
17%
25%
28%
3%
5%
7%
8%
0%
10%
4%
6%
0%
1%
0%
2%
50%
47%
38%
33%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
3%
4%
5%
9%
15%
24%
24%
12%
25%
15%
22%
20%
2%
7%
6%
9%
1%
4%
5%
10%
0%
0%
1%
2%
55%
46%
38%
38%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
4%
5%
5%
20%
24%
18%
24%
15%
21%
4%
9%
5%
4%
5%
6%
1%
0%
1%
44%
41%
44%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
5%
3%
20%
24%
22%
18%
6%
5%
4%
5%
1%
0%
42%
44%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
2%
8%
5%
5%
26%
12%
21%
21%
17%
26%
16%
26%
8%
4%
8%
1%
2%
7%
4%
6%
1%
1%
1%
0%
45%
42%
44%
40%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
3%
17%
32%
0%
2%
1%
44%
52
Western NH
0%
17%
26%
9%
2%
0%
45%
37
Central/Lakes
4%
16%
25%
14%
6%
0%
35%
64
Hillsborough County
6%
22%
18%
4%
5%
1%
45%
123
Seacoast
7%
24%
15%
4%
5%
1%
44%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Q17: “In the last 2 years, have you attended a meeting of a town board or committee in your town for a reason other than a personal application or permit?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes
No
DK/Not Sure
Number
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
29%
70%
0%
405
Sex
Male
Female
28%
31%
72%
69%
0%
0%
200
205
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
15%
34%
34%
37%
85%
66%
66%
61%
0%
0%
0%
2%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
15%
30%
27%
55%
83%
70%
73%
45%
2%
0%
0%
0%
77
103
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
29%
28%
36%
71%
72%
64%
0%
0%
0%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
34%
13%
66%
86%
0%
1%
321
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
11%
32%
36%
37%
89%
68%
63%
63%
0%
0%
1%
0%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
36%
64%
0%
52
Western NH
19%
79%
2%
37
Central/Lakes
39%
60%
1%
64
Hillsborough County
24%
76%
0%
123
Seacoast
30%
70%
0%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Page 1 of 2
Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? FIRST CHOICE
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Local Access
Television
Radio
Printed Local
Social
Town
Your
Communication
Television
Commercials
Newspaper
Media
Newsletter
neighborhood,
with friends
or Brochures
homeowner or
and neighbors
condo assoc.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
12%
10%
8%
18%
15%
10%
2%
3%
Sex
Male
Female
10%
13%
13%
8%
10%
6%
18%
19%
12%
18%
9%
12%
3%
0%
4%
2%
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
2%
10%
16%
19%
20%
10%
7%
6%
11%
9%
5%
9%
15%
10%
22%
31%
25%
21%
7%
3%
7%
10%
15%
13%
2%
1%
1%
4%
2%
6%
4%
2%
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
10%
10%
13%
13%
6%
9%
15%
4%
4%
9%
10%
6%
24%
14%
16%
23%
19%
24%
11%
8%
13%
7%
12%
9%
0%
2%
1%
5%
5%
0%
3%
11%
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
9%
12%
14%
9%
16%
8%
10%
12%
3%
23%
13%
17%
20%
12%
11%
9%
13%
13%
1%
2%
3%
6%
2%
3%
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
13%
7%
9%
18%
7%
13%
21%
9%
12%
25%
11%
10%
2%
2%
4%
1%
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
6%
13%
9%
18%
18%
15%
4%
8%
12%
5%
6%
9%
15%
21%
21%
17%
18%
19%
15%
11%
8%
12%
11%
10%
1%
3%
1%
1%
3%
2%
4%
4%
Region of State
Northern NH
Western NH
Central/Lakes
Hillsborough County
Seacoast
14%
11%
8%
13%
11%
6%
3%
7%
15%
12%
11%
12%
13%
6%
6%
29%
34%
20%
10%
17%
7%
5%
14%
16%
22%
13%
14%
9%
8%
11%
0%
0%
2%
1%
2%
0%
5%
4%
5%
3%
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Page 2 of 2
Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? FIRST CHOICE
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Notices sent
Inserts in
Booths at farmers’
None of
Don’t
Number
home from your
tax, water
markets, festivals,
the Above
Know
Responding
child's school
or other bills
or other community
events
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
3%
10%
4%
1%
2%
401
Sex
Male
Female
1%
4%
8%
11%
6%
3%
2%
1%
3%
2%
197
204
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
4%
3%
3%
0%
10%
14%
11%
3%
4%
4%
4%
4%
0%
0%
2%
1%
0%
2%
3%
6%
105
107
108
65
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
0%
6%
2%
5%
7%
10%
13%
7%
3%
7%
4%
4%
3%
0%
1%
0%
6%
1%
1%
4%
76
102
166
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
3%
4%
2%
3%
7%
22%
6%
7%
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
0%
5%
147
105
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
3%
3%
11%
7%
5%
3%
1%
0%
3%
1%
319
78
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
8%
3%
0%
1%
4%
5%
17%
10%
3%
1%
6%
6%
1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
0%
3%
2%
98
74
121
109
Region of State
Northern NH
7%
3%
5%
1%
3%
52
Western NH
0%
0%
6%
2%
7%
35
Central/Lakes
3%
10%
6%
2%
1%
64
Hillsborough County
3%
18%
4%
1%
1%
122
Seacoast
2%
8%
3%
0%
2%
128
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-33
Page 1 of 2
Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? TOP THREE COMBINED
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Local Access
Television
Radio
Printed Local
Social
Town
Your
Communication
Television
Commercials
Newspaper
Media
Newsletter
neighborhood,
with friends
or Brochures
homeowner or
and neighbors
condo assoc.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
26%
23%
27%
49%
37%
28%
11%
20%
Sex
Male
Female
23%
29%
24%
22%
32%
22%
43%
54%
34%
41%
25%
31%
13%
10%
22%
17%
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
14%
26%
29%
39%
29%
22%
21%
21%
30%
26%
22%
27%
41%
46%
54%
61%
64%
44%
25%
9%
19%
24%
38%
37%
19%
7%
7%
13%
16%
21%
21%
23%
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
34%
29%
22%
18%
20%
23%
26%
18%
41%
19%
25%
26%
47%
48%
51%
51%
29%
41%
41%
34%
30%
22%
31%
31%
10%
5%
13%
20%
20%
20%
17%
26%
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
28%
24%
23%
24%
24%
18%
28%
29%
20%
55%
43%
48%
37%
40%
37%
26%
29%
31%
10%
11%
15%
22%
20%
18%
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
26%
27%
20%
37%
29%
19%
53%
31%
34%
49%
31%
18%
13%
3%
18%
21%
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
22%
24%
25%
31%
29%
31%
14%
22%
19%
21%
34%
30%
44%
45%
44%
61%
51%
37%
36%
27%
21%
43%
23%
30%
13%
21%
9%
6%
20%
16%
20%
22%
Region of State
Northern NH
Western NH
Central/Lakes
Hillsborough County
Seacoast
28%
41%
23%
21%
26%
13%
15%
19%
34%
21%
34%
45%
27%
23%
21%
56%
58%
49%
36%
56%
31%
8%
38%
43%
43%
38%
33%
37%
20%
26%
13%
5%
13%
15%
8%
8%
20%
20%
24%
20%
B-34
Page 1 of 2
Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? TOP THREE COMBINED
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Notices sent
Inserts in
Booths at farmers’
None of
Don’t
Number
home from your
tax, water
markets, festivals,
the Above
Know
Responding
child's school
or other bills
or other community
events
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All NH Residents
15%
29%
12%
6%
12%
406
Sex
Male
Female
15%
14%
32%
26%
11%
14%
8%
4%
13%
12%
200
206
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
17%
20%
15%
1%
30%
33%
31%
19%
16%
13%
11%
7%
0%
4%
7%
10%
6%
8%
12%
24%
105
107
110
66
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
8%
20%
13%
17%
18%
29%
34%
26%
14%
12%
13%
9%
9%
5%
4%
7%
12%
18%
8%
11%
77
103
167
55
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
20%
9%
17%
21%
31%
39%
13%
17%
9%
3%
5%
7%
12%
14%
10%
147
107
126
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
15%
16%
27%
35%
13%
11%
6%
5%
10%
21%
322
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
17%
22%
17%
5%
27%
23%
35%
27%
12%
6%
17%
12%
7%
4%
7%
6%
14%
7%
11%
15%
99
75
123
109
Region of State
Northern NH
16%
24%
18%
7%
10%
52
Western NH
4%
11%
6%
16%
24%
37
Central/Lakes
15%
28%
13%
3%
11%
64
Hillsborough County
14%
35%
14%
5%
13%
123
Seacoast
18%
30%
10%
6%
11%
129
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B-35
Appendix C
Result Tables from Piscataqua Region sample
29
Q1: “How many years have you lived in your current town?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more
Number
years
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
29%
13%
32%
27%
314
Sex
Male
Female
27%
31%
12%
13%
33%
30%
28%
26%
154
160
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
65%
21%
13%
12%
7%
18%
14%
10%
22%
41%
39%
21%
6%
20%
34%
57%
81
85
84
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
25%
29%
35%
22%
10%
15%
14%
12%
27%
33%
29%
38%
39%
23%
22%
28%
65
66
116
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
31%
39%
14%
10%
9%
22%
35%
28%
24%
24%
24%
41%
118
95
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
17%
61%
13%
13%
37%
17%
33%
8%
232
76
State
New Hampshire
31%
14%
30%
25%
244
Maine
20%
7%
38%
35%
70
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-1
Q2: “Do you own or rent your home?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Own
Rent
Don’t Know/
Number
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
75%
24%
1%
313
Sex
Male
Female
71%
78%
29%
20%
0%
2%
156
157
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
49%
75%
93%
84%
50%
23%
7%
16%
1%
2%
0%
0%
79
85
86
52
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
62%
79%
69%
92%
37%
20%
30%
8%
1%
1%
1%
0%
63
66
117
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
78%
64%
87%
22%
34%
12%
0%
2%
1%
118
94
80
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
46%
74%
86%
92%
54%
26%
13%
8%
0%
0%
1%
1%
87
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
75%
24%
1%
242
Maine
76%
24%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-2
Q3: “Is your home connected to a town sewer system or do you have a septic system on your property?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sewer
Septic
Don’t Know/
Number
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
45%
53%
2%
317
Sex
Male
Female
49%
41%
48%
58%
3%
0%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
61%
38%
31%
54%
33%
62%
69%
45%
6%
0%
0%
1%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
46%
49%
47%
36%
46%
51%
53%
64%
7%
0%
0%
0%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
48%
50%
38%
52%
50%
61%
0%
0%
0%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
33%
79%
67%
14%
0%
7%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
58%
39%
38%
42%
42%
61%
56%
58%
0%
0%
5%
0%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
46%
54%
0%
245
Maine
43%
50%
7%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-3
Q5: “Now I would like to talk about your property. Do you mow your lawn or does a hired lawn care service mow your lawn?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Self
Lawn Care Service
Do Not Have Yard/Lawn
Number
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
75%
23%
2%
311
Sex
Male
Female
75%
76%
23%
24%
3%
1%
155
155
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
62%
85%
87%
64%
33%
15%
12%
36%
5%
0%
1%
1%
77
84
85
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
63%
78%
79%
77%
30%
22%
21%
21%
7%
0%
0%
2%
64
66
117
62
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
77%
69%
83%
21%
27%
17%
2%
3%
0%
113
95
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
87%
38%
13%
55%
0%
7%
235
70
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
50%
77%
85%
87%
45%
23%
14%
12%
5%
0%
0%
1%
86
38
99
85
State
New Hampshire
75%
23%
1%
239
Maine
75%
22%
3%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-4
Q6: “Do you spread a chemical fertilizer or weed killer on your lawn such as Scotts?”
IF YES: “Do you or someone in your household do it or does a hired lawn care service do it?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes - Self
Yes - Lawn Care
No - Do Not Use
Don’t Know/
Number
Service
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
20%
14%
60%
6%
309
Sex
Male
Female
26%
14%
16%
12%
52%
68%
7%
6%
151
159
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
17%
15%
22%
31%
11%
19%
11%
13%
57%
62%
67%
48%
15%
4%
0%
7%
77
84
84
52
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
15%
26%
21%
17%
11%
9%
18%
13%
65%
61%
56%
63%
9%
5%
5%
8%
60
66
118
64
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
20%
18%
26%
10%
23%
10%
63%
56%
59%
7%
2%
5%
116
92
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
26%
0%
13%
17%
60%
58%
1%
24%
234
69
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
9%
23%
23%
26%
19%
9%
15%
9%
62%
66%
56%
62%
11%
2%
6%
4%
85
39
99
84
State
New Hampshire
21%
16%
58%
6%
240
Maine
16%
7%
68%
9%
69
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-5
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Q7: “Which of the following factors contribute to the way you care for your lawn?
Please say “yes” if you feel it is a contributing factor or “no” if it is not.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cost of lawn care Amount of time it I want to kill
I want to have a
My knowledge
Having access to
Maintenance
takes to care for the weeds in my nice looking lawn about how to use
the equipment I
your lawn
lawn
fertilizer and
need
weed killer
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
45%
39%
41%
66%
36%
48%
Sex
Male
Female
47%
43%
42%
37%
44%
38%
64%
67%
37%
35%
43%
53%
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
39%
52%
52%
31%
36%
43%
40%
34%
39%
33%
39%
58%
54%
64%
73%
70%
36%
24%
42%
40%
27%
58%
57%
45%
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
35%
49%
47%
45%
37%
51%
37%
33%
33%
48%
38%
46%
59%
68%
65%
68%
25%
46%
30%
47%
50%
49%
48%
46%
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
47%
33%
46%
47%
33%
38%
36%
44%
40%
68%
61%
64%
38%
28%
43%
49%
47%
51%
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
52%
24%
45%
23%
48%
17%
73%
37%
42%
13%
55%
24%
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
34%
50%
57%
39%
35%
27%
44%
43%
31%
48%
40%
47%
56%
74%
70%
66%
21%
44%
39%
44%
33%
49%
51%
58%
44%
50%
41%
32%
43%
35%
69%
55%
39%
23%
49%
43%
State
New Hampshire
Maine
C-6
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Q7: “Which of the following factors contribute to the way you care for your lawn?
Please say “yes” if you feel it is a contributing factor or “no” if it is not.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The approval of I don’t own my
Other
None of the above
Don’t Know
Number Responding
My neighbors
property, it is
not my
Responsibility
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
21%
10%
2%
6%
6%
306
Sex
Male
Female
19%
22%
7%
12%
2%
2%
8%
5%
7%
5%
148
158
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
15%
25%
21%
20%
24%
4%
3%
9%
1%
4%
0%
5%
11%
4%
7%
4%
14%
4%
1%
6%
78
85
84
50
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
27%
20%
17%
21%
25%
6%
5%
6%
6%
0%
1%
4%
6%
6%
9%
3%
5%
6%
10%
0%
61
65
114
64
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
21%
23%
17%
9%
10%
6%
5%
1%
0%
3%
5%
14%
4%
12%
3%
114
94
79
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
20%
20%
2%
38%
3%
0%
7%
4%
1%
24%
232
68
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
20%
17%
26%
17%
22%
5%
8%
2%
1%
3%
2%
4%
8%
4%
1%
12%
15%
6%
0%
5%
84
38
98
83
State
New Hampshire
22%
8%
1%
6%
7%
237
Maine
16%
16%
6%
9%
4%
69
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-7
Q8: “Does your property have a lake, pond or bay located on it or does a river or stream run through it?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes
No
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
32%
68%
317
Sex
Male
Female
33%
30%
67%
70%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
22%
29%
50%
26%
78%
71%
50%
74%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
34%
35%
24%
39%
66%
65%
76%
61%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
32%
35%
26%
68%
65%
74%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
32%
33%
68%
67%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
24%
39%
32%
36%
76%
61%
68%
64%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
28%
72%
245
Maine
42%
58%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-8
Q9: “Including any water that is on your property, is there a stream, river, or lake that your family likes to use?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes
No
Don’t Know
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
25%
74%
1%
317
Sex
Male
Female
23%
27%
77%
72%
0%
1%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
30%
20%
27%
19%
70%
80%
72%
80%
0%
0%
2%
1%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
17%
28%
22%
36%
83%
72%
77%
64%
0%
0%
1%
0%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
24%
33%
20%
75%
67%
79%
1%
0%
0%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
25%
27%
74%
73%
1%
0%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
30%
35%
19%
22%
70%
65%
81%
76%
0%
0%
0%
2%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
28%
72%
1%
245
Maine
17%
83%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-9
Q10: “What size stream or river do you think is most important to protect in order to reduce water pollution? Would you say a very small stream like one you could jump over
… a small stream … a small river … a large river … or don’t you know enough about this to say?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very Small Stream
Small Streams
Small Rivers
Larger Rivers
Don’t Know
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
18%
12%
14%
18%
38%
302
Sex
Male
Female
24%
12%
11%
14%
18%
10%
22%
15%
26%
48%
147
155
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
8%
33%
13%
15%
7%
9%
22%
12%
34%
4%
7%
11%
17%
17%
19%
21%
34%
36%
39%
42%
78
81
80
52
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
14%
20%
16%
25%
8%
10%
12%
18%
12%
23%
11%
11%
13%
21%
21%
17%
52%
25%
41%
28%
64
59
114
63
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
16%
18%
24%
11%
16%
7%
12%
11%
17%
12%
28%
18%
49%
27%
35%
111
94
78
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
20%
13%
14%
6%
15%
10%
13%
35%
37%
36%
227
69
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
13%
21%
23%
17%
10%
13%
14%
13%
9%
8%
20%
15%
23%
28%
12%
18%
45%
29%
33%
38%
87
34
97
82
State
New Hampshire
17%
11%
14%
18%
41%
230
Maine
22%
17%
15%
18%
28%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-10
Q11: “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Where does your household drinking water supply come from … an underground aquifer …
from local streams, rivers, or lakes … a private well … or don’t you know enough about this to say?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Aquifer
Stream, River, Lake
Private Well
Don’t Know
Number Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
23%
14%
44%
20%
316
Sex
Male
Female
32%
14%
15%
13%
40%
47%
14%
26%
155
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
20%
17%
26%
26%
20%
11%
13%
14%
30%
53%
50%
37%
30%
19%
12%
23%
82
84
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
13%
17%
30%
24%
16%
21%
8%
17%
50%
40%
41%
46%
21%
22%
22%
14%
66
66
118
65
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
18%
27%
24%
20%
16%
7%
40%
43%
48%
23%
14%
21%
118
96
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
20%
32%
12%
20%
52%
16%
16%
31%
234
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
19%
28%
16%
30%
17%
5%
15%
14%
37%
50%
48%
42%
26%
16%
21%
14%
91
39
98
85
State
New Hampshire
19%
14%
46%
20%
244
Maine
35%
13%
34%
18%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-11
Q12a: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“What I do on my property or in my yard doesn’t have much impact on the overall clean water in the community”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
22%
11%
3%
19%
43%
1%
316
Sex
Male
Female
25%
18%
11%
12%
6%
1%
21%
17%
36%
51%
2%
1%
156
160
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
26%
20%
16%
25%
7%
12%
14%
15%
1%
3%
5%
5%
25%
17%
21%
8%
41%
46%
43%
43%
0%
2%
1%
4%
82
85
86
52
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
30%
16%
27%
8%
13%
18%
12%
3%
1%
4%
2%
6%
22%
26%
16%
14%
34%
35%
43%
63%
1%
0%
0%
6%
66
65
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
18%
28%
15%
9%
12%
12%
2%
1%
4%
18%
16%
25%
51%
41%
43%
2%
2%
0%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
17%
36%
10%
15%
4%
2%
23%
8%
45%
39%
2%
0%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
21%
22%
25%
18%
12%
22%
6%
12%
0%
2%
6%
4%
15%
16%
21%
22%
52%
35%
39%
44%
1%
3%
3%
1%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
18%
11%
2%
19%
49%
1%
245
Maine
32%
12%
8%
19%
26%
2%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-12
Q12b: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“I would be willing to pay higher water and sewer fees to improve the cleanliness of the lakes, rivers, streams and bays in my community.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
34%
36%
6%
9%
11%
5%
301
Sex
Male
Female
34%
35%
34%
38%
5%
6%
10%
8%
15%
6%
3%
7%
152
149
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
34%
50%
19%
40%
39%
33%
42%
24%
1%
4%
10%
10%
12%
5%
7%
10%
11%
3%
14%
11%
2%
3%
9%
6%
78
82
82
48
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
38%
20%
44%
27%
29%
46%
28%
46%
7%
4%
5%
7%
11%
14%
7%
5%
9%
14%
10%
9%
5%
2%
6%
5%
64
62
110
64
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
44%
42%
21%
36%
29%
41%
6%
3%
8%
8%
12%
8%
4%
7%
17%
3%
7%
5%
114
90
77
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
31%
41%
35%
39%
6%
5%
9%
8%
13%
4%
5%
4%
221
75
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
42%
39%
30%
30%
32%
31%
44%
34%
4%
16%
4%
5%
13%
9%
6%
7%
5%
1%
15%
16%
3%
4%
2%
8%
86
37
94
82
State
New Hampshire
34%
36%
6%
9%
10%
5%
232
Maine
34%
36%
5%
8%
13%
3%
69
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-13
Q12c: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“I would be willing to take action to reduce stormwater pollution, which is pollution from water running off during storms, especially if it would help keep my water and
sewer bill down.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
60%
27%
2%
3%
2%
5%
306
Sex
Male
Female
56%
65%
29%
25%
2%
1%
2%
4%
4%
0%
6%
4%
152
154
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
56%
73%
58%
57%
37%
19%
26%
24%
0%
0%
3%
6%
5%
2%
3%
3%
0%
0%
6%
2%
1%
6%
5%
9%
82
83
80
50
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
60%
67%
58%
58%
32%
23%
28%
25%
1%
5%
1%
1%
1%
2%
6%
2%
0%
0%
3%
7%
5%
4%
5%
7%
64
66
117
58
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
72%
65%
47%
23%
22%
37%
2%
1%
3%
1%
6%
4%
0%
1%
1%
2%
6%
8%
113
94
79
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
58%
71%
28%
22%
2%
0%
4%
0%
2%
3%
5%
4%
226
74
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
67%
69%
54%
58%
22%
19%
31%
33%
0%
2%
2%
3%
4%
4%
3%
1%
3%
0%
5%
0%
3%
6%
4%
5%
89
38
94
83
State
New Hampshire
60%
27%
2%
4%
1%
6%
239
Maine
61%
30%
0%
1%
6%
2%
68
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-14
Q12d: “What is your level of agreement with the following statements about water quality in your community?”
“The economic stability of my community depends upon clean lakes, rivers, and streams.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Agree
Somewhat
Somewhat
Disagree
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
51%
28%
3%
11%
4%
4%
317
Sex
Male
Female
47%
55%
30%
26%
1%
5%
16%
7%
4%
3%
2%
5%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
51%
39%
60%
56%
27%
37%
20%
23%
1%
7%
1%
2%
20%
6%
13%
5%
1%
5%
2%
10%
1%
5%
4%
4%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
50%
62%
47%
48%
25%
23%
34%
26%
9%
0%
2%
2%
10%
10%
9%
18%
1%
4%
4%
4%
5%
2%
4%
3%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
61%
52%
40%
20%
29%
41%
2%
4%
3%
12%
2%
11%
2%
7%
2%
3%
6%
3%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
54%
44%
27%
30%
3%
4%
9%
20%
4%
0%
4%
3%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
53%
49%
52%
49%
33%
30%
25%
26%
2%
2%
0%
7%
11%
13%
13%
11%
1%
0%
7%
4%
1%
6%
4%
4%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
55%
26%
3%
9%
4%
3%
245
Maine
36%
35%
4%
20%
0%
5%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-15
Q13a: “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The cost for providing safe drinking water”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
36%
38%
11%
12%
2%
314
Sex
Male
Female
31%
42%
41%
35%
8%
14%
19%
6%
1%
4%
156
157
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
15%
45%
45%
38%
54%
27%
42%
30%
13%
14%
7%
11%
13%
13%
5%
18%
5%
1%
1%
3%
81
84
84
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
34%
40%
40%
28%
40%
36%
34%
46%
12%
19%
6%
12%
7%
5%
19%
13%
7%
0%
1%
1%
65
66
117
64
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
34%
39%
38%
46%
29%
40%
11%
10%
15%
9%
17%
5%
1%
5%
1%
117
95
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
39%
30%
39%
36%
11%
8%
10%
20%
1%
6%
233
75
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
25%
53%
42%
36%
39%
21%
36%
46%
9%
22%
10%
8%
23%
0%
11%
8%
5%
4%
0%
1%
89
39
98
85
State
New Hampshire
40%
35%
13%
11%
1%
242
Maine
26%
50%
3%
16%
6%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-16
Q13b “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
If Sewer ask:
“The cost of your sewer bill”
If Septic ask:
“The cost of maintaining your septic system”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
32%
35%
17%
12%
5%
308
Sex
Male
Female
26%
39%
39%
30%
16%
17%
15%
9%
4%
5%
156
152
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
20%
39%
38%
27%
38%
26%
40%
36%
19%
21%
15%
11%
9%
13%
6%
22%
13%
1%
2%
4%
79
84
84
50
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
31%
34%
35%
26%
33%
41%
34%
31%
17%
17%
11%
24%
5%
7%
16%
17%
15%
1%
3%
1%
64
62
115
65
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
32%
34%
31%
42%
28%
37%
16%
12%
20%
8%
19%
8%
1%
7%
3%
116
94
77
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
35%
24%
38%
24%
15%
18%
11%
17%
1%
17%
232
71
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
23%
37%
37%
32%
31%
29%
33%
44%
19%
19%
19%
11%
19%
14%
6%
10%
8%
0%
5%
2%
88
37
97
84
State
New Hampshire
35%
34%
16%
13%
2%
237
Maine
23%
36%
18%
10%
13%
71
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-17
Q13c “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The cleanliness of the drinking water for you and your family”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
73%
15%
2%
8%
2%
317
Sex
Male
Female
71%
75%
17%
13%
2%
2%
10%
6%
0%
3%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
69%
71%
81%
72%
22%
13%
15%
8%
0%
3%
1%
6%
4%
12%
4%
13%
5%
1%
0%
1%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
73%
75%
78%
61%
13%
18%
12%
21%
1%
4%
1%
3%
6%
4%
9%
14%
6%
0%
1%
1%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
73%
69%
79%
16%
17%
9%
2%
1%
3%
8%
8%
8%
0%
4%
1%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
73%
74%
17%
9%
2%
1%
8%
11%
0%
6%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
73%
65%
76%
77%
14%
16%
16%
13%
1%
2%
1%
3%
8%
15%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
0%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
75%
14%
3%
9%
1%
245
Maine
68%
19%
0%
7%
6%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-18
Q13d “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The level of pollution in local streams, rivers, lakes, and bays”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
61%
29%
5%
4%
1%
317
Sex
Male
Female
58%
64%
28%
29%
8%
3%
5%
2%
1%
2%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
54%
66%
67%
55%
34%
27%
27%
30%
10%
0%
4%
8%
3%
4%
2%
2%
0%
2%
0%
4%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
58%
57%
63%
66%
35%
27%
28%
26%
4%
15%
0%
4%
1%
0%
8%
3%
2%
1%
2%
1%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
70%
63%
50%
20%
29%
38%
7%
4%
4%
1%
4%
4%
1%
0%
4%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
59%
65%
30%
27%
7%
1%
3%
6%
2%
1%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
65%
70%
60%
56%
29%
17%
30%
33%
1%
4%
8%
7%
6%
6%
2%
1%
0%
2%
1%
4%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
64%
25%
5%
3%
2%
245
Maine
51%
40%
5%
4%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-19
Q13e “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“The cleanliness of the water for fish and wildlife”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
73%
20%
4%
2%
1%
316
Sex
Male
Female
67%
78%
23%
17%
5%
3%
4%
0%
0%
1%
156
160
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
62%
77%
81%
67%
22%
20%
17%
24%
12%
1%
2%
3%
3%
2%
0%
4%
1%
0%
0%
2%
82
84
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
65%
73%
79%
68%
16%
25%
18%
25%
15%
1%
1%
4%
2%
1%
3%
3%
2%
1%
0%
0%
66
66
117
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
80%
73%
64%
18%
18%
26%
1%
4%
5%
0%
4%
3%
0%
1%
1%
118
97
79
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
75%
68%
22%
13%
2%
12%
1%
5%
0%
2%
234
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
71%
71%
75%
73%
23%
14%
18%
22%
4%
6%
6%
2%
1%
6%
1%
3%
0%
2%
0%
1%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
74%
21%
2%
3%
1%
245
Maine
69%
18%
12%
0%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-20
Q13f “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Availability of clean drinking water in the future”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
73%
15%
6%
5%
0%
317
Sex
Male
Female
68%
78%
14%
15%
7%
5%
10%
1%
0%
1%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
63%
79%
79%
71%
21%
11%
14%
13%
14%
3%
1%
9%
3%
7%
5%
4%
0%
0%
0%
2%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
76%
78%
71%
70%
14%
5%
21%
15%
7%
15%
2%
4%
3%
1%
6%
12%
0%
1%
1%
0%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
78%
72%
71%
13%
18%
16%
8%
6%
5%
1%
4%
7%
0%
1%
1%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
72%
80%
16%
6%
6%
6%
5%
6%
0%
2%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
71%
65%
79%
74%
17%
22%
6%
17%
6%
5%
7%
6%
5%
9%
8%
1%
1%
0%
0%
1%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
77%
12%
5%
5%
1%
245
Maine
62%
23%
10%
6%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-21
Q13g “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Public access for recreation in streams, rivers, lakes and bays”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
45%
33%
17%
4%
1%
315
Sex
Male
Female
49%
41%
26%
40%
22%
12%
3%
5%
0%
2%
156
159
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
44%
46%
45%
38%
25%
37%
37%
35%
30%
11%
10%
20%
1%
5%
5%
7%
0%
1%
3%
0%
82
84
85
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
44%
41%
52%
34%
25%
35%
32%
42%
26%
22%
9%
19%
4%
2%
6%
4%
2%
1%
1%
0%
65
66
117
65
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
39%
58%
34%
41%
23%
40%
15%
15%
19%
3%
4%
5%
1%
1%
2%
117
97
79
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
41%
51%
35%
28%
18%
17%
5%
3%
1%
1%
233
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
52%
47%
37%
47%
31%
25%
35%
35%
9%
20%
25%
14%
5%
7%
3%
3%
2%
0%
1%
1%
91
38
99
85
State
New Hampshire
46%
33%
14%
5%
1%
243
Maine
39%
32%
26%
3%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-22
Q13h “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Contaminants, such as mercury, in locally caught seafood”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
57%
23%
10%
6%
4%
312
Sex
Male
Female
53%
61%
26%
20%
11%
9%
7%
6%
4%
4%
156
156
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
37%
71%
69%
51%
23%
16%
23%
31%
22%
7%
0%
12%
8%
3%
5%
3%
9%
2%
2%
4%
78
84
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
57%
53%
61%
54%
18%
18%
25%
28%
11%
28%
2%
4%
2%
0%
10%
11%
12%
1%
2%
3%
66
66
113
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
61%
59%
51%
21%
22%
31%
11%
11%
8%
5%
3%
6%
1%
4%
3%
118
94
79
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
60%
47%
22%
26%
12%
5%
5%
11%
2%
11%
230
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
53%
62%
63%
53%
25%
16%
17%
31%
9%
10%
11%
9%
12%
8%
2%
2%
1%
4%
6%
5%
87
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
57%
23%
10%
6%
3%
241
Maine
57%
21%
7%
6%
8%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-23
Q13i “Now I would like you to think specifically about the water in your community. Please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following items.”
“Protection from flooding”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not At All
Don’t Know
Number Responding
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
Concerned
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
37%
30%
19%
13%
1%
317
Sex
Male
Female
33%
41%
37%
25%
16%
23%
15%
11%
0%
1%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
41%
41%
35%
30%
32%
24%
36%
35%
19%
16%
23%
18%
9%
17%
6%
17%
0%
2%
0%
0%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
57%
25%
42%
20%
24%
29%
27%
45%
12%
32%
16%
17%
7%
14%
14%
16%
0%
0%
1%
2%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
37%
44%
26%
29%
28%
37%
25%
14%
19%
8%
14%
17%
1%
0%
1%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
31%
51%
31%
30%
24%
4%
12%
13%
1%
1%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
40%
31%
40%
33%
36%
29%
27%
30%
9%
24%
24%
22%
14%
16%
9%
14%
1%
0%
0%
1%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
37%
30%
19%
14%
1%
245
Maine
38%
33%
21%
8%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-24
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
Q14a: “A reduced water and/or sewer rate if a property owner installs measures to help stop or slow the rain runoff on their property. These measures could include less
pavement, porous pavement, rain barrels, or rain gardens.”
“Would you say that is strongly or just somewhat?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Does Not Pay
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
For
Not Sure
Responding
Water/Sewer
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
39%
29%
3%
7%
3%
3%
17%
313
Sex
Male
Female
39%
38%
26%
32%
4%
2%
8%
5%
4%
2%
2%
4%
17%
17%
154
160
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
33%
59%
35%
23%
27%
19%
33%
40%
0%
2%
7%
3%
9%
8%
3%
7%
1%
1%
7%
0%
5%
2%
2%
4%
25%
10%
13%
23%
82
85
83
52
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
39%
49%
38%
31%
24%
22%
33%
34%
1%
1%
4%
6%
9%
12%
5%
2%
3%
0%
1%
7%
1%
2%
4%
3%
23%
14%
15%
18%
66
64
118
64
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
46%
33%
36%
27%
27%
39%
5%
2%
3%
8%
6%
6%
1%
2%
1%
1%
6%
1%
11%
23%
13%
118
96
79
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
39%
41%
31%
18%
4%
1%
6%
8%
3%
1%
4%
0%
12%
32%
233
74
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
34%
54%
49%
26%
29%
30%
21%
39%
1%
4%
4%
2%
7%
3%
7%
7%
1%
2%
7%
0%
6%
0%
0%
4%
21%
8%
12%
21%
91
36
99
84
State
New Hampshire
38%
29%
3%
7%
2%
4%
19%
242
Maine
41%
30%
4%
6%
7%
0%
12%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-25
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
Q14b: “A Water Friendly Lawn campaign that recognizes homeowners who choose low or no chemical fertilizers for their lawn and provides coupons for home and garden products.”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
58%
28%
1%
4%
4%
5%
317
Sex
Male
Female
57%
59%
28%
28%
1%
1%
4%
3%
7%
1%
2%
9%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
63%
55%
62%
49%
28%
29%
27%
29%
0%
1%
2%
2%
1%
5%
4%
3%
4%
3%
2%
9%
3%
7%
4%
8%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
51%
68%
53%
66%
33%
17%
30%
30%
0%
3%
1%
0%
3%
6%
4%
0%
7%
2%
4%
1%
5%
5%
7%
3%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
69%
63%
41%
24%
26%
33%
0%
2%
2%
3%
2%
6%
0%
6%
7%
5%
2%
11%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
56%
62%
29%
25%
2%
0%
5%
1%
4%
4%
5%
8%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
68%
65%
55%
48%
23%
16%
30%
37%
0%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
3%
1%
8%
3%
5%
6%
7%
5%
5%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
56%
28%
1%
4%
3%
7%
245
Maine
65%
29%
0%
1%
5%
0%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-26
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
If they have septic ask:
Q14c
“A regulation in your town law that requires you to have your septic system pumped and inspected every 3 years”
“Would you say that is strongly or just somewhat?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
33%
27%
1%
15%
22%
2%
168
Sex
Male
Female
28%
37%
24%
29%
2%
1%
15%
16%
31%
15%
0%
3%
75
93
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
8%
44%
35%
35%
52%
23%
21%
26%
0%
0%
2%
3%
20%
12%
23%
2%
20%
20%
17%
32%
0%
2%
2%
3%
27
52
58
24
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
48%
25%
33%
29%
14%
36%
28%
25%
2%
4%
0%
0%
19%
13%
11%
21%
15%
22%
24%
25%
2%
0%
3%
0%
31
34
61
42
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
39%
43%
22%
36%
26%
20%
2%
0%
2%
16%
13%
12%
5%
19%
41%
3%
0%
2%
61
48
48
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
33%
32%
26%
31%
1%
0%
16%
12%
22%
25%
2%
0%
156
11
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
37%
39%
28%
34%
33%
18%
28%
25%
0%
0%
2%
2%
18%
10%
21%
9%
12%
30%
19%
30%
1%
4%
2%
1%
38
23
56
49
State
New Hampshire
34%
27%
1%
10%
26%
2%
132
Maine
29%
28%
0%
34%
9%
0%
36
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C-27
“There have been a number of different options and ideas presented in recent months by town and city leaders and state and federal legislators that aim to help reduce the
water pollution coming from stormwater, fertilizers and waste water treatment plants. It’s important to know what the citizens and tax payers feel about these options. Please
tell me if you support or oppose the following ideas, or if you don’t know enough about this to say
If they have a septic system AND they answered Neutral, Oppose, DK/NA on the previous question:
q14c_o: “Now, If I told you that requiring septic systems to be pumped every 3 years would help to keep the water in your town clean, would you support or oppose a regulation
in your town law that requires you to have your septic system pumped and inspected every 3 years?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strongly
Somewhat
Neutral
Somewhat
Strongly
Don’t Know/
Number
Support
Support
Oppose
Oppose
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
6%
15%
8%
19%
44%
9%
68
Sex
Male
Female
5%
7%
10%
20%
3%
13%
14%
26%
61%
25%
7%
10%
35
32
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
0%
0%
14%
3%
11%
11%
22%
13%
39%
0%
4%
0%
0%
41%
17%
17%
40%
33%
37%
66%
11%
15%
6%
0%
11
17
26
9
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
3%
7%
10%
1%
18%
19%
6%
21%
10%
0%
16%
2%
23%
13%
25%
15%
43%
41%
34%
58%
3%
20%
9%
4%
11
13
24
19
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
15%
0%
6%
26%
12%
14%
2%
26%
4%
41%
22%
12%
6%
38%
63%
10%
3%
1%
16
15
28
6%
0%
16%
0%
8%
0%
19%
23%
42%
68%
9%
9%
63
4
2%
10%
9%
3%
10%
8%
15%
21%
34%
3%
0%
5%
15%
17%
31%
10%
10%
51%
44%
60%
29%
11%
2%
2%
11
11
25
20
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
State
New Hampshire
8%
11%
8%
19%
46%
8%
52
Maine
0%
25%
7%
21%
35%
12%
15
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C-28
Q15: “Would you support or oppose a change in your community to a road de-icing treatment that would help protect the town’s water bodies from increased salt?”
IF SUPPORT: “Would you be willing to pay an annual fee of 15 dollars for this?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Support, Willing To
Support, Not
Oppose
Don’t Know/
Number
Pay More
Willing to Pay
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
62%
18%
9%
11%
314
Sex
Male
Female
59%
65%
19%
17%
12%
6%
11%
11%
155
160
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
61%
71%
63%
56%
24%
13%
21%
15%
3%
8%
8%
12%
12%
7%
8%
17%
82
85
85
51
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
58%
70%
58%
64%
13%
16%
24%
17%
20%
2%
7%
7%
9%
12%
11%
12%
66
66
117
64
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
77%
63%
50%
15%
13%
26%
2%
12%
14%
6%
12%
10%
117
96
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
60%
69%
21%
11%
10%
5%
10%
14%
232
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
73%
60%
66%
49%
11%
22%
17%
24%
4%
12%
6%
15%
12%
6%
11%
11%
90
39
97
84
State
New Hampshire
64%
17%
9%
10%
244
Maine
55%
22%
8%
15%
71
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-29
Q16: “Who would you say determines most of the regulations about how to protect clean water in your town’s lakes, rivers, and streams? Would you say the federal government
… state government … local government … the voters in your town, or do you not know enough about this to say?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Federal
State
Town
Voters In
All Of The
Other
Don’t Know/
Number
Regulations
Regulations
Regulations
Town
Above
Not Sure
Responding
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
14%
17%
18%
7%
6%
1%
37%
317
Sex
Male
Female
15%
12%
22%
12%
20%
16%
8%
7%
6%
5%
2%
1%
27%
48%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
10%
16%
14%
15%
14%
16%
19%
20%
19%
14%
18%
22%
4%
11%
6%
9%
1%
7%
6%
11%
0%
0%
0%
7%
52%
35%
38%
16%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
7%
10%
12%
27%
16%
23%
15%
17%
15%
17%
20%
18%
9%
6%
10%
2%
7%
6%
5%
6%
0%
2%
1%
2%
47%
37%
36%
29%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
13%
15%
13%
21%
15%
16%
13%
15%
27%
6%
12%
6%
6%
5%
6%
2%
2%
0%
40%
36%
32%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
15%
11%
18%
15%
17%
20%
7%
8%
5%
7%
2%
0%
36%
39%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
15%
15%
12%
13%
19%
18%
13%
19%
13%
17%
17%
24%
6%
3%
9%
8%
2%
13%
6%
6%
0%
2%
1%
3%
44%
32%
42%
27%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
14%
18%
17%
6%
6%
1%
38%
245
Maine
11%
14%
20%
11%
6%
3%
35%
72
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C-30
Q17: “In the last 2 years, have you attended a meeting of a town board or committee in your town for a reason other than a personal application or permit?”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes
No
DK/Not Sure
Number
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
33%
66%
0%
317
Sex
Male
Female
35%
32%
65%
68%
0%
1%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
12%
35%
41%
46%
88%
65%
57%
53%
0%
0%
1%
0%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
22%
35%
25%
56%
78%
65%
74%
44%
0%
0%
1%
0%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
32%
32%
39%
68%
68%
59%
0%
0%
1%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
40%
15%
59%
85%
1%
0%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
16%
43%
34%
46%
84%
54%
66%
54%
0%
3%
0%
0%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
34%
66%
0%
245
Maine
31%
67%
1%
72
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Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? FIRST CHOICE
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Local Access
Television
Radio
Printed Local
Social
Town
Your
Communication
Television
Commercials
Newspaper
Media
Newsletter
neighborhood,
with friends
or Brochures
homeowner or
and neighbors
condo assoc.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
15%
6%
7%
17%
18%
14%
2%
6%
Sex
Male
Female
19%
11%
10%
2%
6%
8%
17%
17%
16%
20%
11%
18%
1%
3%
7%
4%
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
5%
16%
18%
25%
14%
3%
2%
5%
7%
9%
3%
7%
8%
11%
21%
34%
32%
15%
16%
3%
3%
22%
20%
13%
0%
3%
5%
2%
11%
5%
2%
3%
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
26%
14%
15%
6%
8%
6%
7%
3%
2%
16%
7%
2%
23%
9%
13%
26%
17%
25%
17%
16%
11%
12%
12%
24%
1%
3%
3%
2%
3%
6%
7%
6%
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
9%
20%
21%
5%
10%
3%
10%
6%
2%
14%
19%
14%
23%
14%
12%
16%
13%
18%
2%
3%
2%
6%
3%
9%
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
13%
21%
5%
11%
7%
5%
19%
11%
15%
26%
18%
3%
3%
1%
7%
3%
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
11%
15%
10%
25%
13%
2%
1%
5%
7%
4%
9%
5%
11%
17%
17%
23%
21%
24%
25%
6%
9%
29%
13%
15%
1%
0%
3%
2%
3%
2%
5%
11%
12%
23%
7%
3%
9%
0%
15%
25%
19%
15%
13%
18%
2%
2%
5%
7%
State
New Hampshire
Maine
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Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? FIRST CHOICE
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Notices sent
Inserts in
Booths at farmers’
None of
Don’t
Number
home from your
tax, water
markets, festivals,
the Above
Know
Responding
child's school
or other bills
or other community
events
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
2%
6%
4%
1%
1%
316
Sex
Male
Female
0%
4%
7%
6%
4%
4%
1%
2%
1%
1%
156
160
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
6%
0%
1%
3%
8%
8%
7%
2%
6%
6%
1%
0%
0%
2%
2%
2%
0%
1%
1%
2%
82
85
86
52
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
4%
3%
2%
0%
3%
4%
10%
6%
0%
2%
6%
7%
0%
0%
4%
0%
2%
1%
0%
1%
66
66
117
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
0%
6%
1%
8%
3%
10%
5%
1%
5%
1%
2%
1%
1%
0%
1%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
3%
0%
6%
7%
2%
11%
2%
1%
1%
1%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
2%
0%
4%
3%
9%
3%
9%
2%
10%
0%
4%
0%
1%
2%
0%
3%
1%
3%
0%
1%
90
39
99
84
State
New Hampshire
3%
6%
5%
2%
1%
245
Maine
2%
6%
0%
0%
0%
72
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Page 1 of 2
Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? TOP THREE COMBINED
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Local Access
Television
Radio
Printed Local
Social
Town
Your
Communication
Television
Commercials
Newspaper
Media
Newsletter
neighborhood,
with friends
or Brochures
homeowner or
and neighbors
condo assoc.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
27%
24%
23%
50%
34%
36%
9%
24%
Sex
Male
Female
31%
24%
25%
24%
23%
23%
44%
55%
32%
36%
32%
41%
9%
10%
22%
26%
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
12%
25%
31%
51%
43%
19%
18%
14%
19%
31%
17%
26%
41%
41%
56%
64%
54%
41%
26%
5%
23%
39%
49%
36%
0%
13%
12%
12%
20%
22%
30%
23%
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
37%
36%
21%
21%
42%
30%
17%
12%
29%
24%
18%
26%
51%
48%
47%
53%
32%
35%
35%
34%
27%
39%
35%
48%
6%
12%
10%
9%
14%
19%
28%
33%
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
27%
31%
29%
22%
30%
17%
23%
28%
20%
54%
41%
52%
39%
31%
28%
34%
37%
36%
8%
7%
15%
28%
19%
28%
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
26%
33%
19%
42%
22%
26%
54%
32%
29%
47%
45%
13%
12%
3%
25%
18%
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
23%
22%
23%
40%
32%
19%
23%
20%
19%
16%
24%
29%
36%
41%
57%
60%
44%
43%
39%
13%
31%
50%
38%
35%
5%
18%
9%
9%
22%
19%
22%
31%
26%
33%
23%
28%
26%
15%
52%
41%
36%
27%
35%
41%
10%
7%
22%
33%
State
New Hampshire
Maine
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Page 1 of 2
Q18: “I am going to read a list of ways that you may learn about issues, information, events and trends taking place in your community. Please tell me which of the following
ways would you find MOST useful to learn about issues in your town?” What is the second most useful way? What is the third most useful way? TOP THREE COMBINED
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Notices sent
Inserts in
Booths at farmers’
None of
Don’t
Number
home from your
tax, water
markets, festivals,
the Above
Know
Responding
child's school
or other bills
or other community
events
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Piscataqua Region Residents
15%
22%
11%
9%
13%
317
Sex
Male
Female
14%
15%
27%
17%
10%
13%
11%
6%
18%
7%
156
161
Age of Respondent
18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and older
23%
19%
7%
7%
22%
21%
25%
22%
15%
11%
12%
4%
6%
10%
3%
18%
23%
5%
12%
13%
82
85
86
53
Highest Level of Education
High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate
15%
25%
11%
10%
17%
12%
34%
17%
9%
5%
13%
17%
7%
5%
13%
6%
13%
10%
14%
12%
66
66
118
66
Party Identification
Democrat
Independent
Republican
14%
20%
13%
21%
24%
27%
17%
7%
9%
4%
10%
11%
7%
11%
13%
118
97
80
Own/Rent Home
Own
Rent
17%
10%
20%
28%
8%
22%
9%
7%
12%
15%
235
76
Years Lived in Town
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
20 or more years
13%
23%
22%
5%
31%
19%
21%
16%
20%
6%
10%
6%
8%
10%
2%
16%
14%
11%
11%
15%
91
39
99
85
State
New Hampshire
15%
23%
13%
7%
10%
245
Maine
13%
20%
8%
14%
20%
72
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C-35